MONDAY NOVEMBER 16 2020 NEWS 05 Only one chance to Body of mum found in establish a voice GERARD COCKBURN ‘quiet’ neighbourhood INDIGENOUS affairs Minis- ter Ken Wyatt has defended NATASHA EMECK The woman lived at the “I’ve lived here for over 50 the federal government’s deci- residence with her children, years and nothing like this has sion to reject a voice to parlia- DETECTIVES from the NT’s according to one neighbour ever happened here,” she said. ment which would enshrine Major Crimes Unit are inves- who did not wish to be named. “So when the policeman First Nations people in the tigating the death of a 33- “I didn’t hear anything last came to my front door and constitution. year-old mother in the night, but they seemed like a told me what happened I Speaking on ABC’s Insiders northern suburbs of Darwin. normal family,” he said. nearly passed out.” for the close of NAIDOC Police were called to a resi- “You would see the kids An NT Police spokesman week, Mr Wyatt (pictured) said dence in Millner after the playing in the yard but they said yesterday no further in- meaningful recognition of Ab- woman’s body was discovered tended to keep to them- formation was available at the original and Torres Strait Is- there yesterday morning. selves.” time. landers would never be Police taped off access to a Wanda Arrigo, who also Anyone with information “resurrected” if a public vote house on the corner of Levi lives nearby, said the incident is urged to contact police on failed. “If you fail on a question and Solomon streets yester- was out of character for the 131 444 or Crime Stoppers for constitutional referendum, day. quiet neighbourhood. 1800 333 000. The woman’s home in Millner. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford it is never resurrected,” Mr Wyatt said. “We only have to look at eight that have been successful against 42 attempts. I don’t want this to fail.” Mr Wyatt said following the Uluru Statement in 2017, com- munities were yet to agree on a singular voice which could be reflected in the constitution. “The re- sponse from c o m m u n i t y about having local voices heard to ad- dress their is- sues has been the most predominant element of the work that’s been done,” Mr Wyatt said. “People say nobody is lis- tening to us. Not even our peak leadership comes out and looks at the issues and chal- lenges we face and then advo- cate for us.” Mr Wyatt is seeking to in- troduce a legislated body which would be able to hear voices from all Indigenous Australian communities. Shadow Indigenous Affairs Darwin residents Tija-Mae, 9, and Jazahra, 12, prepare to depart for Kununurra to visit their grandmother on Sunday. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford Minister Linda Burney said Labor accepted in full the rec- ommendations from the Uluru Statement: “The government TRAVELLERS FLOCK WEST AS STATE BORDER OPENS and the Prime Minister has the opportunity still in front of it to NATASHA EMECK closure. Tija-Mae, 9, and Jazahra, 12, grandmother in Kununurra. “We’ll expected to arrive in WA from leave one of the most astound- were among travellers boarding the finally get to go see her again and interstate by the week’s end, with ing legacies any Prime Minis- HUNDREDS of Territorian travellers first WA-bound flights from Darwin celebrate her birthday together,” about 200 from NT arriving in ter could, and I can’t under- started to stream into Western airport at the weekend. Jazahra said. “I’m so happy — it feels Kununurra as of yesterday. stand why he is being so stub- Australia at the weekend after the Both said they were excited to like we’ve haven’t seen her in so long.” WA arrivals from NSW and Victoria born,” Ms Burney said. scrapping of the state’s hard border finally be able to visit their More than 4000 people are still need to quarantine. SA OUTBREAK ‘TROUBLING’ Three ex-leaders in LNP cabinet SOUTH Australia has re- diagnosed at Adelaide’s Lyell JAMES HALL position’s resounding election de- shadow treasurer to housing and corded its first community McEwin Hospital emergency feat last month. public works, as well as sport and transmitted coronavirus case department on Saturday, QUEENSLAND’S outgoing Op- Newly appointed deputy David racing. since April, after three new with 90 staff and patients position Leader Deb Frecklington Janetzki will take charge of the Former party leader Tim Nich- infections were identified. being ordered to quarantine. is one of three former party lead- shadow treasury and Ros Bates olls will be shadow Attorney-Gen- The source of the new in- Two of the woman’s fam- ers handed a seat at the table of was given health. eral and another former chief, fections is not known, with ily members have tested posi- the new-look shadow cabinet re- Ms Frecklington retains a seat John-Paul Langbroek, will be in authorities fearing hundreds tive, while four others have vealed yesterday. in the cabinet and will be responsi- charge of seniors, communities of people in the city’s north- symptoms. SA Chief Health The shake-up is the first major ble for water, construction of and disabled services as well as ern suburbs could have been Officer Professor Nicola announcement for the state’s new dams, regional development and multiculturalism and Aboriginal exposed to the deadly virus. Spurrier described the new Liberal National Party leader manufacturing, while her former and Torres Strait Islander Part- A woman in her 80s was cases as “very troubling”. Deb Frecklington. David Crisafulli, following the Op- deputy Tim Mander slips from nerships. V1 - NTNE01Z01MA.