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FIFO police unit to patrol APY Lands

A specialist police group of officers from South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory will be sent to the APY Lands on a fly-in fly-out basis, as part of the SA Government’s $1 million cost-cutting overhaul to policing in the state’s far north.

APY community policing crisis

A crisis in community policing in the APY Lands has led to six full-time community constable positions remaining vacant, prompting Police Minister Corey Wingard to schedule a visit to the remote area to seek answers.

South Australian Minister for Education John Gardner. Photo: AAP/David Mariuz

State Govt commits to bilingual education in APY Lands

Schools in the APY lands will start teaching in Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara language with English as an additional language by 2029 under a new State Government plan.

SA Govt sets 10-year deadline to close Indigenous education gap

South Australian Aboriginal students will reach the same literacy and numeracy standards as their non-Aboriginal classmates by 2029 under the Education Department’s new draft plan for closing the gap on Indigenous education.

Marshall's "whole of government" approach to Aboriginal affairs

Premier Steven Marshall says he has asked his cabinet ministers to contribute to a new “whole-of-government” plan that measures South Australia’s progress on improving services to Aboriginal communities.

Marshall aims to build 'stronger' relationship with APY communities

Premier Steven Marshall says his trip to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands today will help build a “stronger more productive” relationship between Indigenous communities and the government.

Call to restore bilingual education to APY schools

The head of a panel involved in the development of a new Aboriginal Education Strategy for state schools says reintroducing bilingual education in the APY Lands would help improve poor Indigenous literacy and numeracy levels.

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Child protection confusion on APY Lands

Tom Richardson Monday, November 02 2

apy lands

FIFO police unit to patrol APY Lands

APY community policing crisis

State Govt commits to bilingual education in APY Lands

SA Govt sets 10-year deadline to close Indigenous education gap

Marshall's "whole of government" approach to Aboriginal affairs

Marshall aims to build 'stronger' relationship with APY communities

Call to restore bilingual education to APY schools

Child protection confusion on APY Lands

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