NGAARDA NEWS MONDAY 15 MAY 2023

Save Sorry Business meeting with Minister Burney. Credit: Supplied.

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PREMIER SAYS REMAND CENTER “TOO DIFFICULT” FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Following the major riot at Banksia Hill last week the Premier says that a dedicated detention centre for them is too difficult.

MILLIONS IN BUDGET FOR FIRST NATIONS

In the 2023-24 state budget, the Western Australian government has committed two hundred and eighty-one point five million dollars to initiatives aimed at improving the lives of First Nations peoples in the state.

SWORD FISH POACHING CALLED “TRAGIC”

Authorities are investigating the illegal Fishing and mutilation of four critically endangered swordfish discovered by a creek between Karatha and Roebourne in the Pilbara on Friday morning.

CARROLUP ART COLLECTION EXPANDS ON 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

10 newly-discovered artworks have been added to the Herbert Mayer Collection of Carrolup Children’s Artwork, a historic collection of artwork by children from the Stolen Generations.

FEDERAL GOV COMMITS TO RESOLUTION FOR INSURANCE SCAM VICTIMS

The Federal Government has promised a resolution for First Nations victims who lost thousands of dollars in a poor-value funeral scam.