NGAARDA NEWS THURSDAY THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER 2022

PRICE SUPPORTS ON-COUNTRY DIVERSION

Federal Member for Durack Melissa Price said she supported the State Government’s plan to build a $50 million Kimberley juvenile justice facility on country.

ELDER CALLS FOR FAMILY REHAB SERVICES

Karayarra elder Pat Mason called for young offender’s families to be provided with targeted programs so they are part of young offenders’ rehabilitation during their detention and after their release.

TOP COP CALLS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVCIES

WA’s Police Commissioner said more child psychologists and experts in youth detention were needed in WA.

NO CONNECTION BETWEEN MISSING MEN FROM PILBARA: POLICE

Police say investigations into two men with the same surname who have gone missing in the Pilbara are being treated as completely separate.

SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING KIMBERLEY MAN

Aircraft, SES volunteers and trackers will continue to search for 22-year-old missing Kimberley man Wylie Oscar today.

POLICE DOG BITES ABORIGINAL BOY

A 13-year old Aboriginal boy has been left with serious injuries after a police dog attacked him near Perth’s suburb of Bentley on Sunday night.

ROLFE APPEARS AT WALKER INQUEST

The police officer who shot and killed Kumanjayi Walker in the remote Northern Territory community of Yeundumu has appeared for the first time at the coronial inquest into the death.

FAKE ABORIGINAL ART IN SPOTLIGHT

Tourist markets in Victoria and Western Australia have committed to banning the sale of fake Aboriginal art, according to the National Indigenous Times.