Australia's only Indigenous-run police station paving the way for remote communities

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Australia's first and only Indigenous-run police station has been hailed for paving the way forward in rebuilding relationships between local residents and authorities in remote communities.
The small Western Australian police station located in Warakurna – which is 1000 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie – has taken a unique approach to law enforcement.
Officers have learned the local Indigenous language and are working with their community to help mend the troubled past of the town of just 200 residents.

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