NGAARDA NEWS FRIDAY THE 2ND OF DECEMBER 2022

Yindjibarndi Rangers and Cultural Advisors with a RIO representative.

PREGNANT NOONGAR WOMAN DIES AFTER ALLEGED ATTACK

A 30-year-old pregnant Noongar woman has died after being struck in the head with a piece of concrete at a suburban Perth shopping centre, NITV reports.

‘FOLDING UP’ RESTRAINT TECHNIQUE TO BE BANNED IN YOUTH DETENTION

The Western Australian Department of Justice has announced it will ban the controversial ‘folding up’ restraint technique in youth detention facilities.

NORTHERN TERRITORY FIRST TO RAISE THE AGE

The Northern Territory has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years old.

YINDJIBARNDI RANGERS APPLICATIONS OPEN

In the Pilbara, the Yindjibarndi Ranger program is expanding.

The program began in 2019, and is now recruiting for a new Female Ranger Team and other roles.

ACTIVISTS FACE COURT FOR BURRUP BLOCKADE

Two activists faced Karratha Magistrate’s Court yesterday for blocking access to industrial facilities at Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula in November last year.

AUSTRALIA TO FALL SHORT ON CLIMATE TARGET

Federal government projections show Australia is on track to cut emissions by 40 percent before the end of the decade according to the first Annual Climate Change Statement.