Swan Valley Nyungah Community

The suicide was the subject of a coronial inquest, followed by the 2001 Gordon Inquiry into claims of family violence and child abuse in Western Australian Aboriginal communities.

On 6 June 2008, Bella Bropho, on behalf of the Community, lost an appeal to the Federal Court on the grounds that their eviction and loss of property was in breach of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

In 1941 a group of Swan Valley Nyungah women from the Kickett, Nettles, Warrell and Parfitt families purchased 20 acres (8 ha) of bushland bounded by Gallagher Street and Mary Crescent, Eden Hill.

"[8] On 29 November 2001 the State Government called for Magistrate Sue Gordon to lead an inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

[20] The inquiry report found that Premier Geoff Gallop's decision "to act rapidly, by-passing all normal processes, was justified on false information".

[23] Sue Gordon, who said the Swan Valley Nyungah Community was "an adequate and reasonably well maintained facility"[23] also said "I do not think there are any similarities whatsoever between a management order and a memorandum of understanding".

[24] Other evidence submitted at the inquiry included that of Mr David Pedler, Acting Assistant Director, Regional Management, Department of Indigenous Affairs.