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More than 4000 people live in one of Queensland's largest Indigenous communities but with just 500 social housing properties, many are forced to live in overcrowded conditions.
A "bombshell" audit has found an intensive police program that overwhelmingly targeted young Indigenous youth and led to repeated midnight check-ups was unreasonable, unjust and oppressive.
The WA Government will allocate $50,000 to help improve the digital literacy of older First Nations people and their awareness of scams and online crime.
Latest data on overcoming Indigenous disadvantage shows it's time to take a different approach, Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says.
Western Australian Opposition spokesperson on Aboriginal Affairs, Mia Davies, has urged changes to the state's approach to youth justice in the wake of ongoing problems plaguing detention facilities.
Aboriginal community-controlled organisation Broome Youth and Families Hub will lead the Target 120 program in Broome and has been awarded a $750,000 grant to deliver the program until 30 June 2025.
The Western Australian government announced on Thursday that Emama Nguda Aboriginal Corporation will deliver the Target 120 youth offending reduction program in Derby.
Community organisation Ngala was announced on Tuesday as the service provider to deliver the Western Australian government's Target 120 program in Carnarvon.
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