WA's Aboriginal Legal Service looks at whether to sue the government over disgraceful living conditions at a remote community.
The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Ben Wyatt, told WA Parliament late last year that Parnpajinya would either become a suburb of Newman or the residents would be relocated into social housing within the town.transition of Aboriginal town-based reservesThe policy sets forth two options for the future of town-based reserves: the relocation of residents into mainstream housing, or the amalgamation of reserves into surrounding towns.
The PDC and DPLH said that, during consultations, Parnpajinya residents had expressed a desire to move from the reserve into the Newman townsite. However Newman-based community support worker Angela Wilmot said the issue was putting a lot of pressure on families in Newman. She added that, because of language difficulties, residents may have been under the impression that the Parnpajinya houses would be rebuilt.
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