NGAARDA NEWS THURSDAY 11 MAY 2023

Women at the Wiyi Yani U Thangani National Summit speaking about Banksia Hill. Credit: Tangiora Hinaki.

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MAJOR RIOT BREAKS OUT AT BANKSIA HILL

A major riot broke out at WA’s Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre on Tuesday night, ending more than 14 hours later when armed Corrective Services guards stormed the facility.

MONEY IN BUDGET FOR SUPPORTING FIRST NATIONS IN VOICE DEBATE

Mental health advocates have said they are glad there is money allocated in the federal budget for supporting First Nations people before, during and after the Voice to Parliament referendum.

GRAVELY ILL WOMAN LEFT HOMELESS IN THE PILBARA

A gravely ill Aboriginal woman who has been on the social housing waitlist in the Pilbara town of South Hedland for almost a year fears her life is at risk because she is homeless.

HEDLAND FAMILIES SAY NO TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MARCH

Hundreds gathered in South Hedland yesterday for the ‘Hedland says NO to family violence’ march.

MURDOCH UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP TEAM VOTES TO SUPPORT VOICE TO PARLIAMENT. 

On Monday, the 14-member leadership team at a University in Perth voted unanimously to support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and all aspects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.