NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2023

Credit: New Matilda.

BROTHERS DENIED ACCESS TO BIG BROTHERS FUNERAL IN CARNARVON

A Carnarvon mother has written to Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia asking him to overturn a decision to not allow her sons to attend the funeral of their brother this weekend in Carnarvon.

BANNED DRINKERS REGISTER STRENGTHENED

Western Australia's parliament has approved tough new reforms to the Banned Drinkers Register.

COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT BEGINS REVIEW OF OPTUS OUTAGE

The federal Communications Minister says connectivity is an essential part of Australians lives, as her department begins looking into the Optus outage.

STATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS ABORIGINAL LEADERSHIP ON SANDALWOOD

The state government has partnered with an Aboriginal organisation to support First Nations leadership in Western Australia’s wild sandalwood industry.

ROEBOURNE POLICE INSTALL PAINTING BY YOUNG KARIYARRA/YINDJIBARNDI ARTIST

Roebourne police have installed a large painting by a Wickham-based Aboriginal artist in their local station.