KJ News
'Get on with it': Rio boss urges Indigenous recognition
The Australian boss of mining giant Rio Tinto, Joanne Farrell, says it is time for Australia to "get on with it" and deliver constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians.
Rio Tinto is one of the biggest employers of Indigenous people in Australia, with the miner employing more than 1500 Indigenous people as well as hundreds more as contractors.
Martu women hope for more people to return to country
MARTU WOMEN CALL FOR MORE PEOPLE TO RETURN TO COUNTRY
Martu students fly 1,500km to boarding school for valuable vocational education
A remote community in Western Australia is equipping students for the future through an independent teaching program at home, and by sending senior students to a boarding school 1,500 kilometres away for vocational training.
Remote clinics offer better health and happiness on the edge of the western desert
Two new state-of-the-art health centres in the Western Australia's east Pilbara will deliver new services to western desert Indigenous communities.
Martu host 18 leaders from Police, Border Force and Fire and Rescue services on country
In August, a number of executive leaders from the Australian & New Zealand Police Leadership Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM), spent five days with over 50 Martu leaders deep in the Western Desert region east of Newman.
Mock court sessions help Indigenous offenders understand how justice system works
Imagine being in a foreign country where you cannot speak the language, then being arrested and tried in court for something you cannot understand, and being thrown into prison hundreds of kilometres away from your family.
Martu and Newman police gather to talk about building better relationships
On 25 April Martu invited Newman police to attend a one day workshop to consider how they might continue to work together towards better relationships and effective strategies for change.
Mapping Yintakaja (Waterholes)
This year Martu Elders, KJ Rangers from Punmu, Kunawarritji and Parnngurr, as well as family members from Bidyadanga participated in four mapping trips focusing on the northern parts of Martu Country.
Looking after rock wallabies and finding a northern quoll
In August the Jigalong rangers worked together with Alicia and Jo from Parks and Wildlife Services WA to conduct monitoring of warru (Black-flanked Rock Wallaby) at Pinpi (Durba Springs) and Kaalpi (Calvert Ranges). The motion-sensor cameras at Pinpi captured a wiminyji (Northern Quoll). This is the first time this species has been recorded by Western Science in this area.
An important pilgrimage
Forty-one participants came together from Jigalong, Punmu, Parnngurr, Kunawarritji, Wiluna, Hedland, Karratha, Nullagine and Newman to be a part of this year’s Kalyuku Ninti trip. This was an important pilgrimage for the Girgiba, Crusoe, Patch, Watson, Atkins and James families.