NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 2023

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10-YEAR-OLD BROOME BOY FOUND NOT GUILTY OF DRIVING OFFENCES

A 10-year-old boy who drove a stolen car into a police vehicle in Kununurra has been found not guilty of various charges because he did not understand his actions were wrong.

POLICE WARN RESIDENTS TO SECURE HOUSES AFTER WICKHAM SEXUAL ASSAULT

Police have warned Pilbara residents to secure their houses after a serious sexual assault occurred in Wickham in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

COOLGARDIE ELDER’S EVICTION PAUSED BY STATE GOVERNMENT

The Department of Communities has backlipped on its decision to evict a Coolgardie Elder and her family from social housing before Christmas.

ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR INVESTIGATING ABORIGINAL MAN’S ‘FALL’

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is investigating how an Aboriginal man ‘fell’ onto the tarmac in Onslow as part of a patient transfer, causing serious injury.

COP CLIMATE CONFERENCE REACHES AGREEMENT TO ‘TRANSITION AWAY’ FROM FOSSIL FUELS

A deal has been struck at the COP28 climate summit that will push nations to "transition away" from fossil fuels.

ENGINEERED STONE BANNED

In what is set to be a world first, engineered stone will be banned across the country from July, after state and federal ministers met yesterday.

PERTH RALLY TO BE HELD FOR THE TREATY OF WAITANGI

Protesters will rally today in Perth to protest the New Zealand government’s attacks on the rights of Maori people.