Fix work compared
September 22nd, 2011
So when the NT Intervention kicked off with a bang, the federal government of the time shouted about the Community Clean Up project. This project was to survey and fix…
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House improvement in the midst of policy chaos
September 20th, 2011
Running from 1999 to 2011, the end of the FHBH program reveals some important facts. Housing around Australia has not improved in over a decade despite the money spent by…
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World Habitat Award win
September 1st, 2011
Thanks to all that supported the Housing for Health work that won the World Habitat Awards for 2011. The win is important particularly at a time when the Australian Government…
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Radio National – Big Ideas – Don Palmer
August 4th, 2011
Despite the best of intentions, chronic health problems continue to plague Indigenous communities particularly for those in central Australia. Don Palmer suggests strategies to improve Indigenous health and urges that…
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Change, change, change
July 8th, 2011
On the 30th of June 2011 Healthabitat ended a two-year contract with the Federal Government. These contracts for national Fixing Houses for Better Health work have been continuous since 1999….
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Trouble brewing
June 5th, 2011
Could there be trouble with the Northern Territory’s big (Federal Government money) Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) Program? The attached news clippings indicate there maybe a few issues…
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Shower, laundry and toilet blocks for Groote … not really
May 8th, 2011
Groote Eylandt looked to be getting ready for Xmas in July with prefabricated shower, laundry and toilet areas and some kitchen areas delivered and still wrapped up like Xmas presents…
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In a small community near the centre of Australia
May 3rd, 2011
So imagine you live in a small Aboriginal community and the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing program (also known at SIHIP in the NT) comes to town to…
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Any further thoughts on Indigenous child abuse and house size?
April 29th, 2011
Our news story on the ‘National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPAoRI) and the Northern Territory (NT) part of the program is becoming a collision of rising costs, the…
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Broken promises
April 28th, 2011
The ABC TV program 7.30 has been asking questions about housing upgrade works completed in a small community south east of Alice Springs in the mix …big money, no baseline…
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