I woke up this morning in my wonderful Pool Manager’s complex. In all the remote communties (Indigenous or non-Indigenous) I’ve been to, Pool Manager’s seem to be the most important people going around. They are the ones that control what’s going on. They control whether the young people turn up to school (No School, No Pool). They also seem to be the hardest job positions to fill as every where I go they are vacant.

First stop this morning, was checking out the community court. Every month a Magistrate flies to the Tiwi islands to hold a Community Court. The Magistrate then spends a few hours in each of the Tiwi communities. I was fortunate enough to be invited to witness the Nguiu Community Court.

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