Yolŋu nurse enters parliament, promising 'new era' for NT politics

Key points

• Yiwarr McGrath, a registered nurse from Elcho Island, has been sworn in as the new Member for Mulka in the Northern Territory parliament. He won a recent by-election for Labor in the Arnhem Land seat, following the resignation of independent member Yiŋiya Guyula.
• McGrath says his first task is to listen, and he wants to focus on young people and educating MPs about the causes of poverty. Growing up after losing both parents as a child, he credits education for his escape from poverty.
• He has also criticised the closure of Darwin's short-stay accommodation YiSSA.