Amnesty and the working shower
September 17th, 2012
When a serious group like Amnesty International Australia takes on the shower issue, one that is seen as very important by HH, then you know this issue is being taken…
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The washing machine debate
September 17th, 2012
Recent debate about the provision (or not) of washing machines in Indigenous ’public housing’ needs careful consideration. Are washing machines white goods, provided by tenants or are they essential health hardware that…
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Thanks to all – noted in advance
August 26th, 2012
The overall title for the Australian exhibition is FORMATIONS and this aptly describes all those who for 27 years have worked to improve the living conditions and health of Indigenous…
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NT housing accounts ‘a shambles’
August 21st, 2012
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) is doing a good job of raising the issues of poor housing management and maintenance. PRISCILLA COLLINS, CEO, NAAJA: When we went to…
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Energy costs, hard problems and initiatives
August 11th, 2012
From an Australian perspective it is hard to imagine the combination of factors confronting building design, construction and health in the polar region. Alaska has a width equal to the…
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‘Building Homes That Last’ – a good idea
June 25th, 2012
Read the paper as you look through the pictures below of houses that were renovated under the current National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing. The pictures of (2 houses…
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“…investment in remote housing by the Federal Government was unprecedented”
June 19th, 2012
Thanks to Sally Brooks for the following Friday, 08 June 2012 No cover for cement floors A troubled remote housing program has been dealt another blow by a revelation that…
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2012 World Indigenous Housing Conference: feedback
June 16th, 2012
Professor Jon Altman is one of the few academics who have remained vocal on Indigenous issues over the last 10 years. His thoughts on reporting of Minister Macklin’s presentation to…
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Launching of ideas: living in the yard
May 31st, 2012
The exhibition was conceived and constructed by Christian Tietz, Greg Norman and Tasman Munro and set out designs that will allow the use of the yard area around houses to…
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Yardmaster comes to the city
May 27th, 2012
The Yardmaster exhibition (see EVENTS FOR DETAILS) brings the ideas, bits and pieces to the city for all to see what has been built in rural and remote areas of…
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When the detail is important …
May 1st, 2012
When houses have high populations, people are poor and can’t afford baby baths, laundry tubs become a good place to wash young children. If washing machine waste water has to…
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Erasing the Dots
May 1st, 2012
HH heard rumblings about the presentation material presented to the conference. Several reports about the HH paper were made public but we notice that a scant record of the conference…
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