Aurukun

Aurukun ( /ærəˈkuːn/) is an Indigenous community, situated approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Weipa in far North Queensland, Australia. The town faces west to the Gulf of Carpentaria, and during the wet season, roads are impassable. In March 2008, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that standards of justice, education and child safety have collapsed in Aurukun, and that the local community justice group has called for children to be removed from the town for their own safety and wellbeing. At the 2006 census, Aurukun had a population of 1,043. with approximately 900 indigenous individuals who belong to five distinct tribal groups. The traditional language is predominantly Wik Mungkan with a mixture of other dialects. English...