NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2024

Listen to the Ngaarda News for details on today’s top news stories:

• A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO RECENTLY TOOK HIS OWN LIFE AT BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE WAS NOT CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK FOR SELF-HARM DESPITE HAVING PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT UNIT 18

• A NEW LANDMARK REPORT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOWS FIRST NATIONS BUSINESSES CREATING MORE JOBS

• NEW NATIONAL WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE WATER IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

• SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER RISHWORTH SAYS THE GOVERNMENT’S FOCUS IS ON REDUCING ONLINE GAMBLING HARM

• THREE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED AFTER BURGLARY WAS FOLLOWED BY A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN BROOME

• THE COALITION DESCRIBES THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED UNIVERSITY CAP ON STUDENT ENROLMENTS “A MESS OF THEIR OWN MAKING”