NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: MONDAY, 24 AUGUST, 2026

An ALSWA lawyer says the Office of the Public Advocate lacks an understanding of how Aboriginal people navigate guardianship and other legal proceedings.

A new overnight youth service in Kununurra is providing young people with meals, activities and a safe place to rest while a permanent $5.9 million centre is planned.

More than 1,200 spectators packed Karratha Leisureplex as the Perth Wildcats defeated the Cairns Taipans by 15 points in the Pilbara’s first NBL game.

The Department of Communities says it has strengthened frontline staffing and engagement with Aboriginal families following reviews into the deaths of three Pilbara children in 2022.

Pilbara residents are being urged to properly extinguish campfires following a suspicious bushfire near Karratha that caused major road closures.