Get in contact with the CAAMA Newsroom: news@caama.com.au

In today’s bulletin (6pm):

• Torres Strait Islander and NBA Basketballer Patty Mills will become Australia’s first First Nations flagbearer for the Olympic Games.
• The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Buniuba woman June Oscar has called for more First Nations organisations to be included in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process
• South Australia will reduce border restrictions with Western Australia and the Northern Territory from today, and more.

CAAMA Radio produces four local news bulletins airing at 10am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm every weekday.

Get in contact with the CAAMA Newsroom: news@caama.com.au

In today’s bulletin (6pm):

• The Northern Land Council has told a parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of Jukken Gorge that they have begun discussions over an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with Glencore – the owners of the McArthur River Mine.
• Face masks and COVID-19 social distancing rules are planned to be eased in both Darwin and Alice Springs this upcoming Friday.
• The Australian Education Union or AEU say an ICAC investigation into the conduct of a former principal of the Millingimbi School located in remote West Arnham Land stemmed back many years, plus more.

CAAMA Radio produces four local news bulletins airing at 10am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm every weekday.

Get in contact with the CAAMA Newsroom: news@caama.com.au

In today’s bulletin (6pm):

• Owners of the McArthur River mine site Glencore have apologized for changes to the landscape surrounding the McArthur River.
• The Tangentyere Council are calling all town campers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they can.
• 16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes will be competing across 11 sports in this month’s Tokyo Olympics – the most in any Olympic team from Australia.

CAAMA Radio produces four local news bulletins airing at 10am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm every weekday.

Get in contact with the CAAMA Newsroom: news@caama.com.au

In today’s bulletin (6pm):

• A report from the Northern Territory Independent Commissioner Against Corruption has made findings against the principal of a school in Central Arnhem Land, alleged to have misused government and school council funding.
• Australia post will prompt people to include traditional place names when addressing letters and parcels after a community campaign.
• Yesterday marks the beginning of NAIDOC Week, which this year calls for greater protection of lands, waters, sacred sites and cultural heritage with the theme, Heal Country, and more.

CAAMA Radio produces four local news bulletins airing at 10am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm every weekday.

Get in contact with the CAAMA Newsroom: news@caama.com.au

In today’s bulletin (6pm):

• Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced the end of the Greater Darwin and Alice Springs lockdowns after no new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours.
• A Kalkadoon man from Mount Isa is calling on more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for remote Census jobs as part of this year’s Census.
• The inquest into the death in custody of a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man will hear closing arguments in Melbourne today, plus more.

CAAMA Radio produces four local news bulletins airing at 10am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm every weekday.

Get in contact with the CAAMA Newsroom: news@caama.com.au

In today’s bulletin (6pm):

• One new case of COVID-19 has been recorded in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours.
• Remote communities will be able to receive medical treatment outside of COVID vaccination and testing, and that there also won’t be an impact on Central Australian Aboriginal Congress services due to the current Alice Springs lockdown.
• 182 unmarked graves have been discovered at a third Indigenous residential school in Canada.

• Plus more

CAAMA Radio produces four local news bulletins airing at 10am, 12pm, 4pm and 6pm every weekday.