Cook defends WA minister as he heads to face elders
Premier Roger Cook has defended Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch as Punch travels to Port Hedland, WA, amid calls for him to resign.
Roger Cook has defended Don Punch, who is travelling to Port Hedland to meet elders while resisting calls to resign. The West Australian
Saffioti criticised a petition calling for the WA minister to be sacked. The Sydney Morning Herald
The dispute follows allegations that Don Punch was initially absent from visits to front-line elders during a nine-week child welfare emergency. The Sydney Morning Herald