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Improving access to education and employment: New training hub to be established near Uluṟu
A new training facility will be established in Muṯitjulu, near Uluṟu, with more...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Nov 2026
EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm prepared to give it to him straight' - Noongar Elder Robert Isaacs challenges WA Premier
Dr Robert Isaacs has fired back at suggestions from WA Premier Roger Cook that t...
Giovanni Torre 11 Nov 2026
Hundreds of jobs planned for remote communities across Australia
A further 800 jobs are expected to be created in remote communities across Austr...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Nov 2026
MJD Foundation travels far and wide to support remote Indigenous families
The MJD Foundation travelled approximately 34,000 kilometres across 27 outreach...
Joseph Guenzler 10 Nov 2026
Homes and roads upgraded in East Arnhem homeland
Thirteen homes have been upgraded and internal roads improved at Gäṉgaṉ Homeland...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Nov 2026
$12 million water upgrade completed in remote East Arnhem community

A $12 million upgrade to Yirrkala's water supply has been completed, with a second phase worth $17.2 million expected to begin in mid-2027. Phase 1 of the Gove Peninsula Water Supply Upgrade is a proj...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 29, 2026
Urgent action needed on family violence services in remote NT communities

There is an urgent need to improve domestic, family and sexual violence services in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory following the alleged murder of a 16-year-old girl earlier t...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 21, 2026
Government-built homes aim to ease pressure on overcrowded NT households

Fourteen new homes have been handed over to tenants in Arnhem Land, bringing the total number of homes delivered in the community under the Northern Territory Remote Housing Agreement to 34.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 17, 2026
'Why should the poor out bush pay more?' Land Council, social justice advocates urge increase to remote area allowance

Central Land Council representatives travelled to Canberra this week to confront legislators with the stark reality of the cost of living in remote and regional Australia.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Man charged with murder over 16-year-old girl's death in remote NT community

Police have charged a man with murder in relation to the death of a 16-year-old girl in the remote Northern Territory community of Alpurrurulam. At 5.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 15, 2026
Aboriginal tenant Joanne Jacobs wins key legal battle over housing rights

In a landmark decision on Friday, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found for the first time that public housing tenants across Western Australia have rights under health laws.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 9, 2026
New homes for Homelands through self-determined investment

Six homes at Banatjarl, near Katherine, have been upgraded as part of a joint Australian and Northern Territory Government program to improve housing and essential infrastructure in remote communities...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 29, 2026
Doesn't happen in cities: Remote communities facing water and essential services issues

The Northern Land Council has called on the Northern Territory and Commonwealth governments to urgently address what it says are persistent failures in essential services affecting remote communities...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 21, 2026
'Breach of basic human rights': Communications outages blight remote communities for weeks on end

A national outage which affected thousands of people's ability to access mobile services "fell short of what Australians rightly expect from us", Telstra's chief executive said last week, but for some...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 8, 2026
More than 300 remote SA homes upgraded under $200m housing program

More than 300 homes across remote South Australia have received upgrades aimed at improving energy efficiency and climate resilience. On Sunday, the Federal and South Australian governments said 343 h...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 6, 2026
Funding backs community-led visions across the Northern Territory

Five projects across remote and regional Northern Territory communities have received funding to strengthen their plans, attract future investment and turn community-led visions into reality.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 31, 2026
New, improved and mobile laundry facilities for remote communities to tackle preventable disease

Remote First Nations communities and homelands across Northern Australia will set up new, or upgrade existing, community laundry facilities, aimed in-part at targeting preventable illnesses.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 27, 2026
Tax Clinic program to support First Nations, remote communities

Remote communities, including First Nations communities, are set to benefit from free tax assistance and education under the Federal Government's National Tax Clinic program.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 26, 2026
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