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New homes for Homelands through self-determined investment
Six homes at Banatjarl, near Katherine, have been upgraded as part of a joint Au...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Sep 2026
'Broken by design' - Kimberley report calls for the end of centralised housing maintenance model
A new report from Kimberley Community Legal Services following a year long surve...
Giovanni Torre 17 Sep 2026
More than 300 remote SA homes upgraded under $200m housing program
More than 300 homes across remote South Australia have received upgrades aimed a...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Sep 2026
Remote housing agreement allegedly behind schedule amidst claims the NT wants to renegotiate
The Minister for Indigenous Australians says the Northern Territory Government s...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Aug 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
Housing Innovation boost to see 100% Indigenous-owned Kimberley Manufacturing deliver homes and jobs in WA's north

100 per cent Indigenous-owned business Kimberley Manufacturing Pty Ltd has received a five million dollar Housing Innovation Fund grant from the WA government to boost affordable, energy efficient hom...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis following years of neglect, a conference has been told. The crisis in the Northern Territory was largely centred on remote commu...

L
Lloyd Jones May 20, 2026
NT Government the 'most racist' I've seen: Lidia Thorpe

Aboriginal people are "homeless on our own country", Senator Lidia Thorpe has told a housing conference in Darwin, as she labelled the current NT Government the "most racist" she has seen in her lifet...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 20, 2026
First Nations leaders demand action on remote housing crisis

First Nations council leaders have renewed calls for the federal government to increase housing investment; warning overcrowding in remote communities is worsening and affecting health, education and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 11, 2026
Remote community tenants sue NT government over unsafe housing in extreme heat

Public housing tenants from a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community are taking the Territory government to court for "failing" to provide safe housing during extreme heat.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 22, 2026
Long-awaited housing upgrades completed in Nguyarramini

Four upgraded homes in the remote Barkly homeland of Nguyarramini are now back in use, with residents returning after long-awaited works to improve safety, comfort and day-to-day living.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 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
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
Legal experts slam NT government plan to strip tenants of right to be heard

NT Housing Minister Steve Edgington's plan to remove the right for tenants to have a say in the determination of rents is a "disingenuous" response to the High Court's December ruling, and undermines...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 4, 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
Milestone reached with 300th new home built in NT remote communities

A major milestone has been reached in the Australian and Northern Territory governments' remote housing partnership, with 300 homes now completed across remote First Nations communities and town camps...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 10, 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
First Nations remote renters win major housing case in the High Court

Four Indigenous remote renters have won their case unanimously in the High Court, successfully invalidating the Northern Territory government's widely-criticised 'Remote Rent Framework'.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 3, 2025
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