NGAARDA NEWS MONDAY 3 APRIL 2023
One of Australia’s most influential Aboriginal leaders, Yunupingu, has died aged 74. Credit: Jennetta Quinn-Bates Twitter
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ONE OF AUSTRALIAS MOST INFLUENTIAL ABORIGINAL LEADERS DIES
One of Australia’s most influential Aboriginal leaders, Yunupingu, has died aged 74 in the Northern Territory, after a long illness.
WEST KIMBERLEY CHILD DIES OF VERY RARE CASE OF MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS
A child has died of the mosquito-borne Murray Valley encephalitis virus in the West Kimberley.
FITZROY RIVER BIRDGE OPENS TO 4WD
The East and West Kimberley are set to be reconnected today, as a temporary single lane crossing over the Fitzroy River will open.
A 12-YEAR-OLD ABORIGINAL GIRL WAS ARRESTED AT A SCHOOL
The father of a 12-year-old girl who was arrested at a Perth school last week is angry.
ALLEGED RAM RAIDER ACROSS TOWNS ARRESTED
A man has been charged in relation to a ram raid which occurred in the Kimberley town of Wyndham in the early hours of Friday morning last week.