NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2023

YOUTH DETENTION DIRECTOR GENERAL RESIGNS

The Department of Justice Director General has resigned from the position, weeks after the death of a child in the custody of the youth detention system.

GOVERNMENT WELCOMES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TEXT LINE

The government has welcomed a new text service for people experiencing domestic violence.

STATS SHOW DEPTH OF HOMELESNESS CRISIS

Australia’s peak body for homelessness says thousands of people have accessed housing support services for the first time this year.

MAORI RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK

Thousands of Maori people and their supporters have taken to the streets of Aotereoroa in recent weeks to protest against attacks on their rights by New Zealand’s conservative coalition government.

ABORIGINAL WOMAN FRIGHTENED AFTER COLES SCANNING INCIDENT

An Aboriginal woman says she felt her personal space was invaded when a self-checkout attendant at a Coles in the Northern Territory frightened her by reaching into her trolley.