NGAARDA NEWS WEDNESDAY THE 13TH OF JULY 2022

Courtesy RFDS

ABORIGINAL STUDENT’S DIPLOMA CANCELLED 

A student of Djinda Boodja, formerly known as Ab Music, was asked to take leave after a disagreement over a performance collaboration she did in her own time with a former lecturer.

Nyiyarparli musician Ashonique Coffin said her diploma in Music Industry which she was supposed to complete in September this year had been cancelled.

SUICIDE RISK ‘LEFT ALONE’

North West Telegraph says an Aboriginal woman who died after seeking mental health treatment at Hedland Health Campus took her own life inside the hospital after staff left her alone in a room — despite knowing she was a suicide risk.

MORE THAN 200 FLIGHTS CANCELLED

The West Australian says more than 200 flights into and out of Perth Airport have been cancelled since the start of the school holidays, leaving travellers stranded.

ILSC IS ON THE ROAD

The WA Government group that helps Indigenous people acquire and manage native title lands is touring WA on a fact finding mission.

FLYING DOCTOR GETS NEW INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has appointed an Indigenous member to its board for the first time in WA.