Arnhem land community devise new plan to deal with family violence

Mar 31, 2017, 07:44 AM

Indigenous leaders from north-east Arnhem Land have devised a new plan to deal with family violence in their community.

It calls for a new approach to community policing, with a local authority of clan groups the first point of contact.

They say misunderstandings about traditional and western legal systems are part of the problem.

Featured: Yirrininba Dhurrkay, ARDS Aboriginal Corporation David Suttle, ARDS Aboriginal Corporation

ABC RN 'The World Today' 31 March 2017

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