ADVOCACY: We support ‘Yes!’
August 10th, 2023
We support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Healthabitat stands behind the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Yes 23 campaign, and declare our support for the recognition…
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EDUCATION: NT Shelter Fact Sheet on Health and Housing
July 21st, 2023
NT Shelter fact sheet shares scary statistics about the impact of housing on health. Housing and health are linked; there is a direct association between crowding and adverse health outcomes…
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NEWS: Why isn’t there solar…?
July 7th, 2023
Why are there no solar systems on remote community rooftops… When “over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives”? As questioned again…
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NEWS: NT Shelter speaks on ABC National News
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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CONFERENCE: Remote Housing and Homelands Conference – April ’23
June 13th, 2023
Healthabitat was invited to speak at the Remote Housing and homelands conference in Darwin. The annual conference is organised by new peak body Aboriginal Housing NT (AHNT) and had the theme…
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PROJECT ARCHIVES: Landscaping for Health on APY Lands
March 6th, 2023
The mound building program on the APY lands began in the 1980’s as a health project by Nganampa Health. The programs were an attempt to improve the living conditions within…
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REPORT: ‘Hot Cities, Chilled Economies – Impacts of extreme heat on global cities’
February 17th, 2023
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation recently released its report ‘Hot Cities, Chilled Economies: Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global Cities’ The report details the social and economic effects of extreme heat…
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REPORT: ‘Stuck in the Heat – Lived Experiences of Public Housing Tenants in the Kimberley’
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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ADVOCACY: ‘Renter Researchers’ findings are frightening!
December 23rd, 2022
Renter Researchers as a part of the Healthy Homes for Renters campaign have been tracking the temperature of their homes across winter and summer in 2022 Drawing capturing Renter…
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NEWS: NT refuses to adopt new 7 Star Energy Efficiency standards for homes
September 2nd, 2022
Australian State and Territory Building Ministers agreed last week to improve the energy efficiency requirements of new homes. The NT however, a region with arguably Australia’s most extreme climate has…
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RESEARCH/RESPONSE: AHURI’S Report
March 30th, 2022
AHURI in partnership with The Housing for Health Incubator and other collaborators released a 107 page report in November 2021, “Sustainable Indigenous housing in regional and remote Australia”. Read Time:…
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NEWS: ‘HEAL’ network to tackle health impacts of climate change
January 18th, 2022
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) welcomed the November announcement by Minister for Health Greg Hunt of the $10 million Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change….
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