June 10th, 2026
Cases of diphtheria in Australia have been rising since October 2025, with a sharp increase from February 2026. There have been 230 cases notified this year, roughly thirty times the…
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June 2nd, 2026
Housing for Health has now survey-fixed over 11,000 houses nationally since 1991. A huge milestone! Huge thanks to the hard work of literaly thousands of people over 40 years. Architects,…
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June 1st, 2026
Healthabitat Director David Donald recently spoke with Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander on ABC Radio’s Health Report. LISTEN HERE The key points Healthabitat made were; Preserve and build on…
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May 7th, 2026
Northern Territory Government’s social housing application page states applicants may wait “years before you get an offer of social housing” depending on location and dwelling type. When housing supply requires…
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April 23rd, 2026
A regional housing and environmental health plan covering 17 Aboriginal communities across far western NSW explicitly uses Healthabitat’s Nine Healthy Living Practices as the assessment framework for documenting property condition…
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April 9th, 2026
Western Australia’s Aboriginal Environmental Health Model of Care, published in February 2025 by the Aboriginal Health Council of WA and WA Department of Health, explicitly embeds Healthabitat’s Nine Healthy Living…
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March 26th, 2026
Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, released September 2025, identifies infrastructure and built environment risks as high to very high by 2050. The assessment involved over 250 climate experts and…
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March 12th, 2026
A Medical Journal of Australia study has put a dollar figure on the well established fact: poor housing makes people sick, and fixing it saves money. Environmental risk factors—primarily water…
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February 26th, 2026
The second edition of Australia’s National Healthy Skin Guideline, endorsed by peak medical bodies including the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, has explicitly positioned…
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February 12th, 2026
The “Ending Rheumatic Heart Disease: Queensland First Nations Strategy 2021–2024” report on heart disease (RHD) notifications in Queensland shows they have fallen by 30% in the past year, with acute…
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December 18th, 2025
With your support, 2025 has delivered more positive impact — more houses fixed, more local jobs, and stronger outcomes for communities. Our advocacy, research and training work has also continued…
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December 18th, 2025
Dan & Emily reflect on their experience volunteering for 4 weeks across 3 projects in the NT. Their invaluable backgrounds in health, architecture and construction were put to the test….
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