NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2023

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES VOTE IN FAVOUR OF VOICE

Polling place results suggest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in WA mostly voted ‘Yes’ in Saturday’s referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

CALLS FOR TRUTH, TREATY FOLLOW VOICE DEFEAT

Indigenous leaders have called for truth-telling and treaty in the wake of the Voice’s defeat.

PREMIER SAYS UNIT 18 WON’T BE CLOSED

Premier Roger Cook has rejected calls to close the Unit 18 youth detention centre inside the Casuarina adult prison.

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR NORTH WEST WA

The Bureau of Meteorology says the Pilbara and Kimberley regions should expect hotter and drier weather than usual during coming months.

ROEBOURNE POLLING BOOTH TO BE AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL ELECTIONS

An in-person polling booth for the City of Karratha local government elections will be available in the town of Roebourne for the first time.