June 15, 2010

Latest Indigenous News

Mayor wants alcohol sales back on Palm Island
The mayor of Palm Island Mayor says recent alcohol-fuelled trouble on board a ferry could have been avoided if liquor was sold on the north Queensland island.

Family wants more compo after prison van death
The family of an Aboriginal elder who died in custody wants the Western Australian Government to pay it millions of dollars in compensation.

Prisoner transport concerns continue
The Aboriginal Legal Service says it's taking too long to implement recommendations from the coronial inquest into the death of the Aboriginal elder Mr Ward.