NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2023

VRO OFFENDERS TO BE BANNED FROM OWNING GUNS

Roger Cook’s WA Labor government plans to rewrite the Firearms Act to bar anyone issued with a violence restraining order from owning a gun.

WRITS ISSUED FOR REFERENDUM

Applications for postal votes are now open for the referendum on Indigenous recognition in the constitution and a Voice to parliament.

MARINE SCIENTIST WARNS OF BLASTING IMPACTS

A Western Australian scientist says the public should continue to pressure oil and gas companies to limit the impacts of seismic blasting on marine life.

GREENS AND LABOR CUT DEAL ON HOUSING

After months of negotiations, The Greens have confirmed they will support the government’s bill to establish a 10 billion dollar fund to build more social and affordable housing. 

REMASTERED DOCO TELLS STORY OF THE PILBARA STRIKE

A newly remastered and digitised version of the 1987 documentary ‘How the West Was Lost’ had its debut screening in Perth on Friday.

ONE IN THREE MENTAL HEALTH SUFFERERS DON’T GET SUPPORT

New data from Beyond Blue shows that one in three Australians with a mental health condition don’t receive support.