NGAARDA NEWS THURSDAY THE 31ST OF MARCH 2022

INDIGENOUS SENATOR DISAPPOINTED WITH BUDGET

Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman and Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe says she is disappointed this year’s Budget did not include more funding for Aboriginal people.

GREENS PROMISE FUND FOR NATIVE TITLE GROUPS

The Greens say they would establish a $51 million fund for Native Title holders who needed to defend their country in the Native Title Tribunal, according to Mulgana woman and Durack candidate Bianca McNeair.

SEALING THE TANAMI ROAD

Halls Creek Shire president Malcolm Edwards was overjoyed at the Federal Budget commitment to seal the Tanami Road to the NT border yesterday.

SALVATION ARMY WANTS MORE INDIGENOUS STAFF

The Salvation Army is looking to boost its Indigenous work force.

KARRATHA SURVEY SHOWS BIASED RESULTS

A professor of marketing says the results from the City of Karratha’s community survey should be taken with a grain of salt because the sampling method encouraged biased results.

NOONGAR MAN WRONGFULLY DISMISSED 

The Public Service Appeal Board has found a Noongar man was wrongfully dismissed for refusing to be examined by a neurologist, according to The West Australian.