A new Tribal Law Enforcement Force has been established in Enngonia and Bourke to tackle crime in the area, which will see the local police take a step back in some areas of crime and instead hand over decision making to the local elders., with local, Bruce Shillingsworth says they are in charge of Tribal Law .
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Legal Academic Doctor Hannah McGlade says the jury in the J.C Murder Trial was biased and had no Indigenous people chosen.
The Police Officer accused of killing J.C in Geraldton in 2019 was found not guilty on all charges on Friday, despite the prosecution claiming the officer acted “recklessly” during the armed stand-off that ultimately cost the 28-year-old Yamatji woman her life.
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The long-awaited report into the destruction of Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara has found a lack of safeguards for protecting Aboriginal Heritage Sites contributed to Rio Tinto destroying rock shelters despite evidence they had been inhabited for over 40,000 years.
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Over 300 former inmates from the Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth are suing the State Government, over alleged mistreatment.
The class-action lawsuit from Indigenous and Non-Indigenous inmates claim severe deprivation of liberty and a lack of proper services for inmates.
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West Australian journalist Ms. Rangi Hirini has started a YouTube channel to “blak splain” important events in the news.
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Nominate for mayor Gloria Jacob encourages all people to sign up to vote in the upcoming Port Hedland local council elections.
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Kimberley Land Council will be holding a march in Perth this week to protest the controversial proposed changes to the WA Heritage Act.
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Gumala Aboriginal Corporation is celebrating its 25-year anniversary this year, operating since 1996 representing the interest of Yinhawangka, Banjima, and Nyiyparli peoples in the Northwest Pilbara of Western Australia.
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