The washing machine debate

September 17th, 2012

  • Australia
  • General

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

  • Australia
  • General
  • Media

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

  • Australia
  • Government
  • Media

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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Launching of ideas: living in the yard

May 31st, 2012

  • Australia
  • Events
  • General

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

  • Australia
  • Crowding
  • General

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

  • Australia
  • Crowding
  • General

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

  • Australia
  • Government
  • Media

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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Indigenous housing quality in South Australia

April 21st, 2012

  • Australia
  • Government

According to the ‘contract’ between the Australian and South Australian governments under the $5.5 billion National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, all houses shall comply with the Australian Building Code,…

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