NGAARDA NEWS THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2023

Severe Tropical Cyclone Isla approaches the Pilbara coast. Credit: BOM

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SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE ISLA EXPECTED TO REACH CATEGORY 4 TODAY

Off the Kimberley coast, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is intensifying and is expected to reach a category 4 system before it crosses the coast between Bidyadanga and Port Hedland later today or early tomorrow.

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ON THE COAST PREPARES FOR CYCLONE

Yesterday, DFES held a community meeting in Bidyadanga, a remote Aboriginal community on the coast between Port Hedland and Broome, to discuss cyclone preparations as Ilsa approaches.

MORE LIBERALS BACK VOICE

Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister and Attorney General Julian Leeser wasn’t the only Liberal party member to oppose the party’s position on a Voice to Parliament.

‘HARDER FOR TENANTS TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS’ 

The lack of available rental homes in Western Australia makes it harder and more expensive for tenants to keep a roof over their heads, according to Consumer Protection Senior Project Officer Gywnneth Haywood.

FIRST EVER WA CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS RURAL PLACEMENT IN THE PILBARA

For the first time, clinical psychology students have come to the Pilbara from the University of Western Australia for rural and remote placements.