CAAMA NEWS 1-04-2022

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.Both Labor and CLP will be responsible for reducing the number of  Aboriginal  people in territory jails over the next seven years, regardless of who  is in  government . Seven months after the  initial launch of the Aboriginal Justice agreement by the Gunner Labor government Attorney-General Selena Uibo and CLP leader Lia Finocchiaro  have  agreed  to uphold and fund the 48 actions to reduce incarceration.

Covid 19 case numbers in  the Northern territory  have increased slightly  on previous weeks as  the  new  and more infectious subvariant of Omicron gathers pace across the nation .

The Territory recorded  458  new  cases …370 cases were recorded in the Top End region, 24 in Central Australia, nine in East Arnhem, 14 in the Big Rivers region, two in the Barkly and 39 are under investigation.