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
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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November 20th, 2025
Designing for the Climate We Have (and the One We’re Getting) Heat is Australia’s deadliest natural hazard, and as temperatures rise, the challenge of keeping our communities safe and healthy…
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November 6th, 2025
Governments service their fleet cars annually. Why don’t they do the same for a house? Every car in Australia needs a rego check. It’s simple: if you don’t service your…
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October 23rd, 2025
HH Director speaks at Mparntwe Conference Over three days, 11–13 September 2025, 90 people gathered in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) to attend Mparntwe: When You Come to Another Country, a conference…
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October 9th, 2025
APY Lands energy efficient retrofit pilot – Year 1 annual impact report released Within the first year of the project, the team have assessed the thermal and energy performance of…
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September 1st, 2025
Rheumatic Heart Disease – A Preventable Killer Linked to Housing Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is one of the leading causes of early death for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
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August 18th, 2025
“The increasing rate and severity of heatwaves linked to climate change is a major threat to health” (1) The Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) is the peak body…
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July 7th, 2025
This year NAIDOC week celebrates “Strength, Vision & Legacy” – a fitting aspiration. HH wants to take this opportunity to thank the thousands of people who have, over 40 years,…
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June 26th, 2025
Recently uploaded to the HH resources are two foundational documents, the UPK Report and the AP Design Guide. All of Healthabitats work is founded on principles in the “Uwankara Palyanku…
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