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.