NGAARDA NEWS MONDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2023

The Australian Parliament. Credit: Ted Hennicke 

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PUNMU HOMES LOSE POWER AFTER GENERATOR FAILURE 

In the Pilbara, homes in the Punmu community lost power for about 7 hours on Friday after the community’s main generator went down as temperatures rose above 45 degrees, according to the ABC. 

BANKS IGNORING CODE OF PRACTICE AND ACCESS FOR INDIGNEOUS AUSTRALIANS

Since September, 92 banks have closed or have announced to close across Australia.

INDIGENOUS ELDERS LAUNCH CASE AGAINST COMMONWEALTH

On Friday, two Torres Strait Islander Elders submitted evidence to the Federal Court claiming the Australian government failed to prevent climate change impacts and breached its duty of care.

ALBANESE TO MEET COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES DURING WA TRIP

According to the West Australian, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to meeting community representatives and Indigenous leaders during his trip to WA this week.

GOVERNMENT FACES COURT CASE OVER LACK OF FAIRNESS TO AGE PENSION FOR INDIGNEOUS AUSTRALIANS

The Australian Government is being taken to court by an Indigenous man seeking fair and equal access to the age pension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

FIRST NATIONS CONGRESSWOMAN DELIVERS CLIMATE MESSAGE IN PERTH 

Last Tuesday, United States Secretary of the Interior and First Nations Pueblo woman Debra Haaland spoke in Perth about using First Nations knowledge to fight the impacts of climate change.

NEW CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE DRIVER TRAINING EDUCATION WEBSITE

A new driver training website for Indigenous Australians has been created by the Wunan Foundation and iYarn.