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Aboriginal organisations condemn Finocchiaro's homeless shelter 'waste of money' comments
Comments from Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro that funding Dar...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Sep 2026
NT rejects Commonwealth deal to save homeless shelter as families face eviction
The Northern Territory Government has seemingly rejected a Commonwealth offer to...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Aug 2026
Indigenous housing progress staring into funding abyss
Urgently needed long-term funding to address the housing crisis in remote Aborig...
Abe Maddison (AAP) 6 Jul 2026
Homelands are the answer, says Yingiya Guyula
Independent Member for Mulka, Yingiya Guyula, has called for a major shift in th...
Nicole Brown 2 Jun 2026
Aboriginal Housing and Homelands Conference to champion self-determined solutions

Housing in the Northern Territory is about more than roofs over people's heads; It is about dignity, justice, culture, health and the right for Aboriginal people to remain connected to Country.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 15, 2026
Victorian social housing announcement welcomed as Indigenous homelessness grows

The Victorian Government's announcement of 7,000 new social homes has been welcomed by the state's Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum, which says it is a positive step in addressing housing nee...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 28, 2026
Indigenous leaders join call for increased Remote Area Allowance in face of fuel crisis

The Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) and Aboriginal Housing NT have joined the Central Land Council in calling for an urgent increase to the Remote Area Allowance in th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2026
NT Homelands Report calls for urgent investment in housing and infrastructure as conditions worsen

A new report commissioned by Aboriginal Housing NT released Thursday has urged governments to work with the Aboriginal community-controlled homelands sector to develop a shared long-term vision and in...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 12, 2026
Test case against WA Housing Authority over neglect and rent hikes reveals 'shocking' conditions in remote housing

The Council of Aboriginal Services WA and Shelter WA have expressed disappointment at the details revealed by a case involving an Indigenous tenant in Western Australia, which highlighted allegations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 9, 2026
Brighter futures can be built around better systems

Australia's story since 1973 has often been told through the lens of what hasn't worked. The gaps persist. The inequities that refuse to close. The promises that fall short.

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Shane Hamilton Feb 11, 2026
Land Councils, NAAJA and Aboriginal Housing NT take united stand against Territory government's attack on procedural fairness

The Northern Territory's four land councils - Anindilyakwa Land Council, Central Land Council, Northern Land Council and Tiwi Land Council - have united with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Ag...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 5, 2026
'Historic' funding for First Nations housing announced

The federal government has opened the third funding round of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), committing $600 million to projects aimed at improving housing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 30, 2026
Exclusive: ‘I told my son to run’ - Aboriginal mother desperate for safe housing

In the early hours of Boxing Day, a single Aboriginal mother told her 20-year-old son to flee the family home with her two-year-old daughter as her ex-partner approached the property in another violen...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 22, 2026
New climate-smart, culturally safe home nears completion in Tennant Creek

Construction of Tennant Creek's first Explain Home is nearing completion; marking a major step forward for community-driven, climate-resilient housing in the Northern Territory.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 11, 2025
Fears of generational harm as child homelessness spikes in Victoria

New national homelessness data has revealed homelessness among Aboriginal Victorians is increasing at nearly four times the rate of the rest of the state's population, prompting urgent calls for gover...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 4, 2025
Dedicated First Nations funding stream for housing welcomed, more needed to close the gap

Victoria's Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) has welcomed the federal government's plan to build more than 21,000 new social and affordable homes nationwide, saying the announcement "si...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 28, 2025
Affordable housing project to support Elders in Redfern

Affordable housing for Aboriginal Elders in Redfern is set to be boosted following the approval of a multi-million dollar grant. Under the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council's proposal, suppor...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 31, 2025
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