Next week, the NT Coroner will hear that cry for help first-hand, when he arrives to hold an inquest into four of last year's deaths on Bathurst Island. Well, we're talking about this suicide business because we're very sorry about it, but we want to get people to talk to the coroner when this inquest starts. The coroner will officially decide if the four other deaths that occurred last year were suicides and, if so, what the contributing factors were. While the Tiwis await the outcome of the coronial inquest, they are determined to do what they can to prevent youth suicide. The message that I've got for the young ones is to think about life.
Life is precious.
We've got to maintain our culture and talk to the young ones about suicide. It's not worth it. It's just a waste of young people's lives. And for anyone requiring professional counselling on suicide, you can dial 131114, from anywhere in Australia.