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KARRATHA POLICE ARREST GONE WRONG EXPOSES FAILINGS, AS COMPLAINTS MOUNT

KARRATHA POLICE ARREST GONE WRONG EXPOSES FAILINGS, AS COMPLAINTS MOUNT

A still image taken from the video, depicting a WA Police Officer pushing 63-year-old Aunty Beverley to the ground.

Community, Justice and Crime, Karratha, Ngaarda Investigates, Politics, PilbaraTangiora Hinaki18 September 2026

PILBARA ADVOCATE CALLS FOR CHANGE AMID CONCERN ABOUT WA POLICE ACTION IN KARRATHA

PILBARA ADVOCATE CALLS FOR CHANGE AMID CONCERN ABOUT WA POLICE ACTION IN KARRATHA

A WA Police officer appears to push a 63-year-old Aboriginal woman to the ground, during an incident in Karratha this week.

Aboriginal, Justice and Crime, Ngaarda Investigates, PilbaraTangiora Hinaki11 September 2026

FROM THE PILBARA TO THE TOP TABLE: HENRY LOCKYER MAKES HISTORY AS WA ABORIGINAL JUSTICE CO-CHAIR

FROM THE PILBARA TO THE TOP TABLE: HENRY LOCKYER MAKES HISTORY AS WA ABORIGINAL JUSTICE CO-CHAIR

Aboriginal, Community, CRIME, Justice and Crime, Pilbara, The Ngaardawila Cultural Hour, Western AustraliaTangiora Hinaki31 August 2026Henry Lockyer, AJAC, Justice WA

“BELIEVE HER”: WARNING OVER TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

“BELIEVE HER”: WARNING OVER TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Justice and Crime, Housing, Mental Health, rural, Social Justice and AdvocacyGuest User17 August 2026Desert Blue Connect, Megan Taylor, Abuse, Domestic Violence, Technology-Facilitated Abuse

STAFF SHORTAGES AND SEVERE OVERCROWDING PUT PRESSURE ON ROEBOURNE PRISON

STAFF SHORTAGES AND SEVERE OVERCROWDING PUT PRESSURE ON ROEBOURNE PRISON

Aboriginal, CRIME, Justice and Crime, WA News, Western AustraliaTangiora Hinaki13 August 2026Roebourne Regional Prison, Women's Rights

BREAKING: YINDJIBARNDI PEOPLE UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO APPEAL $150 MILLION FORTESCUE RULING

BREAKING: YINDJIBARNDI PEOPLE UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO APPEAL $150 MILLION FORTESCUE RULING

Aboriginal, Environment and Heritage, Business, Justice and Crime, Landrights, Native Title, Pilbara, Western Australia, Yindjibarndi vrs FMGTangiora Hinaki30 July 2026Yinjibarndi Nation, Appeal Decision, Fortescue, Compensation

CARNARVON COMMON GROUND PUTS LOCAL VOICES AT CENTRE OF CRIME PREVENTION

CARNARVON COMMON GROUND PUTS LOCAL VOICES AT CENTRE OF CRIME PREVENTION

Aboriginal, Gascoyne, Justice and CrimeGuest User29 July 2026Carnarvon, Carnarvon Common Ground, Devinia Wainwright, Indigenous

"Extremely frustrating": WA Coroner highlights police failure to engage interpreters in WA murder probe

"Extremely frustrating": WA Coroner highlights police failure to engage interpreters in WA murder probe

Aboriginal Interpreting Western Australia Chairman Desmond Taylor ssaid the service is still waiting for WA Police to properly engage interpreters, over a decade after the wrongful conviction of Gene Gibson for murder. Image: Supplied AIWA

CRIME, Justice and Crime, KimberleyTangiora Hinaki22 June 2026Gene Gibson, Joshua Warneke

GOIRAN SAYS REGIONAL COURT CLOSURES SHOW JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILURE

GOIRAN SAYS REGIONAL COURT CLOSURES SHOW JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILURE

Community, CRIME, Justice and Crime, rural, WA News, WA PoliceGuest User15 June 2026Nick Goiran, Regional, Court Closures, Regional Communites, WA news

GRANDMOTHER CAMPAIGNS FOR TAKE DOWN OF VIDEO BY SELF DESCRIBED COMEDIAN

GRANDMOTHER CAMPAIGNS FOR TAKE DOWN OF VIDEO BY SELF DESCRIBED COMEDIAN

Media, racism, Northern Territory, Justice and CrimeTangiora Hinaki30 April 2026

ROYAL PERTH INCIDENT RAISES RACISM CONCERNS AS CALL IT OUT DEADLINE APPROACHES

ROYAL PERTH INCIDENT RAISES RACISM CONCERNS AS CALL IT OUT DEADLINE APPROACHES

Aboriginal, Boorloo/Perth, Justice and Crime, racismTangiora Hinaki11 March 2026Royal Perth Hospital, East Metropolitan Health Service

DISPUTE OVER NORTHAM ABORIGINAL RESERVE DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY MEMBER CHALLENGES OFFICIAL CLAIMS

DISPUTE OVER NORTHAM ABORIGINAL RESERVE DEEPENS AS COMMUNITY MEMBER CHALLENGES OFFICIAL CLAIMS

Aboriginal, Justice and Crime, Housing, Mental HealthTangiora Hinaki10 March 2026Northam, Northam Aboriginal Reserve CorporationComment

CALL IT OUT: MOB HAVE UNTIL MARCH 20 TO SHARE THEIR STORY

CALL IT OUT: MOB HAVE UNTIL MARCH 20 TO SHARE THEIR STORY

Aboriginal, WA News, Justice and CrimeTangiora Hinaki10 March 2026Call It OutComment

YAMATJI ELDER FIGHTS NDIS PROVIDER IN COURT, CALLS FOR FAMILY CONTROL

YAMATJI ELDER FIGHTS NDIS PROVIDER IN COURT, CALLS FOR FAMILY CONTROL

NDIS, Aboriginal, Education, Elders, Justice and CrimeTangiora Hinaki2 March 2026National Disability Insurance Scheme

BANJIMA LEADER JOHNELL PARKER CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY OVER WITTENOOM CONTAMINATION

BANJIMA LEADER JOHNELL PARKER CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY OVER WITTENOOM CONTAMINATION

Aboriginal, Justice and Crime, PoliticsTangiora Hinaki27 February 2026BNTAC, Wittenoom, asbestos, tailings

“YOU CAN’T REPLACE MEMORIES”: UNCLE TREVOR WALLY ON LOSING HIS CAMERA GEAR

“YOU CAN’T REPLACE MEMORIES”: UNCLE TREVOR WALLY ON LOSING HIS CAMERA GEAR

Justice and Crime, WA NewsTangiora Hinaki3 February 2026Trevor Wally

GERRY GEORGATOS ON THE LIFE OF CLEVELAND DODD: NOT A HEADLINE, A HUMAN

GERRY GEORGATOS ON THE LIFE OF CLEVELAND DODD: NOT A HEADLINE, A HUMAN

Aboriginal, Boorloo/Perth, Education, Goldfields, Justice and Crime, Media, Mid West, Politics, Social Justice and Advocacy, suicide prevention, WA Police, WA News, Western AustraliaTangiora Hinaki14 November 2025

'WE WON’T BE SILENT': CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO KUMANJAYI WHITE’S DEATH

Aboriginal, Community, Justice and Crime, Northern TerritoryTangiora Hinaki5 June 2025Northen Territory, Deaths in custody, Aboriginal, First Nations, Police brutality, Kumanjayi White, Yuendumu