July 10th, 2013
When Prime Minister the first time around, Kevin Rudd made a strong commitment to remote area Indigenous housing. Strangely, this went beyond increasing the money allocated by the previous Coalition…
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June 21st, 2013
HH remembers the man who helped start the work of Uwankara Palyanku Kanyintjaku (UPK). In 1985 he supported Nganampa Health Council both as the Co- Chairperson of the UPK review…
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June 6th, 2013
Whilst reading this article, which sets out the great achievements National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, consider the following: how firm was the target of 4,800 house upgrades if this has…
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May 22nd, 2013
HH needs a brand ambassador, but has not quite the $10m normal fee for such a role. We are keen to hear from any brand ambassador applicants willing to settle…
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May 16th, 2013
From the executive summary of the report: This report recommends the Government implements a national energy efficiency program for 3.5 million low-income households over the next 7 years we recognise that…
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May 13th, 2013
The sign is being translated and we hope it has some link to the safe disposal of human waste but in the meantime …compare the toilet image on the sign…
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May 13th, 2013
Christian Tietz has assembled a book of health hardware design solutions spanning close to 20 years. This covers wood stoves, taps, plugs, yard furniture and much much more. The introduction…
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May 7th, 2013
Gap Filler is a creative urban regeneration initiative started in response to the September 4, 2010 Canterbury earthquake, and revised and expanded in light of the more destructive February 22,…
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April 12th, 2013
HH HAS COMMENTED BELOW IN CAPS $500,000 to build laundromats SARAH MARTIN From: The Australian April 12, 2013 THE federal government has allocated $500,000 to build laundromats in two communities…
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April 8th, 2013
Our friends at ARCHIVE have an interesting article on the links between this illness and the physical environment. A small part of this story is set out below. While triatomine…
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March 25th, 2013
The horrendous impact of the failed nuclear plant at Fukushima is now well known. Lessons for rural and remote indigenous housing in Australia may be not so far removed from the…
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March 14th, 2013
A joint task force established by COAG, (Coalition Of Average Guesswork) has devised a low tech, low cost hot water solution (shown below). . . . . It could be…
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