TOPICAL: ‘Overcrowding’ vs. ‘Crowding’
May 17th, 2024
‘Overcrowding’ or ‘Crowding’? Perhaps there is only a small difference, but we think it is a distinct and important one. We have talked on this topic many years…
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RESEARCH: Cruel Summers Renters Research findings 2024
May 8th, 2024
Better Renting worked with over 100 renters across Australia from December 2023 through February 2024, to track temperature and humidity in their rental homes, whilst also collecting lived-experiences through surveys…
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TOOLKIT: Best Practice Guide for First Nations clean energy projects
March 22nd, 2024
First Nations Clean Energy Network launched the guide in February 2024. The guide is for First Nations wanting to develop a clean energy project in their homes and communities. …
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NEWS: Australian and NT Governments Announce $4 Billion Investment in Remote Housing: Will it Alleviate Crowding?
March 12th, 2024
The Australian and Northern Territory (NT) Governments have revealed a monumental investment plan totalling $4 billion dollars, aiming to construct 2700 new houses over the next decade in remote Aboriginal…
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NEWS: Sago PNG toilet solves remote WA sanitation issues
March 8th, 2024
Sago Dry Toilet gets trialled in WA along The Canning Stock Route ‘Waterless outback toilets solve sanitation problems and offer ‘huge possibilities for remote tourism’ as reported by ABC News…
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Call for Submissions: AHNT Conference & Parity Publication 2024
March 5th, 2024
Conferences and academic research on Housing & Health on the horizon for 2024. Below are a couple of notable upcoming conferences and research. The work focuses on important topics of…
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EXPERT INTERVIEW: Housing, Health and Extreme Weather
February 23rd, 2024
“The notable pattern of weather swings poses substantial risks to people, critical infrastructure, and community health.” Housing Matters has published an expert interview with Patrician Fabrian that explores how as…
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NEWS: Over $200 million for cost-of-living energy upgrades in NSW households
February 9th, 2024
Recent media release reveals the Australian and NSW Governments are delivering long-term cost-of-living savings to over 30,000 NSW households. A $206 million package for energy-saving upgrades in social housing properties…
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GOVERNMENT SUBMISSION: AHNT’s submission to the Housing and Homelessness Plan
January 20th, 2024
Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory (AHNT) is the community-driven peak body for Aboriginal housing in the NT, representing 16 housing and homeland service providers and 4 land councils across the NT…
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: Climate Safe Rooms in Victoria
November 22nd, 2023
Climate Safe Rooms project. The project was funded by the Victorian Government and was led by Geelong Sustainability in partnership with CSIRO and others. The project aims to retrofit one…
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REPORT/ RESEARCH: Evaluation into the current NT Healthy Homes project published
October 6th, 2023
The final Monitoring and Evaluation report into the current Healthy Homes project in the NT, of which the licensed Housing for Health methodology formed a part, has been released. The…
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Rio de Janeiro Favelas get solar!
September 27th, 2023
The Association of Women With Attitude and Social Commitment (AMAC), have successfully installed a photovoltaic system in Duque de Caxias, a municipality in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region….
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