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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November 29th, 2024
Central Australian researchers chose to re-iterate rather than revolutionise. This work reminds us that the health ‘gap’ between First Nations and non-First Nations Australia is fundamentally driven by the social…
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November 20th, 2024
This State of the Climate report shows aspects on Australia’s climate, global climate and projected future changes. The findings and outlook are scary. Observations, reconstructions of past climate and…
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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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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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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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August 8th, 2023
Septic Tanks are an ongoing health and safety concern in the living environment. How long since your septic system has had a health check? Overview Septic tanks are common…
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June 30th, 2023
NT Shelter speaks on ABC National News “One in every two houses in remote communities are severely overcrowded” In May, Chief Executive Officer, Peter McMillan spoke to ABC National…
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February 3rd, 2023
The report is complied by Kimberley Community Legal Services (KCLS). Based on research conducted with public housing tenants and service providers in the region in 2021, the report explores the…
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September 16th, 2022
NT Shelter interviews Dr Simon Quilty as a part of Homelessness Week 2022 (1-7 Aug). With over 20 years working in remote medicine in the NT, Dr Quilty regularly experiences…
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July 22nd, 2022
Recent radio segment discusses the negative affects of cold homes on people. Professor Emma Baker, head of the Australian Centre for Housing Research at the University of Adelaide is collecting…
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May 6th, 2022
Projects have officially kicked off in the NT for 2022, beginning with a ‘Maintaining Houses for Better Health’ (MHBH) Program in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) last week. This MHBH project will…
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