Housing quality in South Africa

September 14th, 2014

  • General
  • Government
  • Media
  • South Africa

The Cape Times of South Africa reports on September 8, 2014  Poor workmanship on refurbished council-owned flats on the Cape Flats has been highlighted by residents who say homes – built during apartheid – are…

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Waste and change: a return to the 1980s?

July 7th, 2014

  • General
  • Government

A recent article by Warren Mundine, senior advisor to the present Australian Government, suggests some changes in thinking about the money spent in Indigenous communities and the value that actually…

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Insane spending indeed

June 10th, 2014

  • General
  • Government
  • Media

The Australian notes that ‘Warren Mundine is angry that critics have remained silent about wasted money in the nation’s remote housing program.’  His article in the Australian newspaper describes the…

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New South Wales plumbing pilot program

May 9th, 2014

  • Australia
  • General
  • Government

Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres has welcomed the launch of a pilot program to provide annual Plumbing Health Checks for Aboriginal housing providers and their tenants living in rural and…

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High hopes for “the indigenous dozen”

November 22nd, 2013

  • General
  • Government
  • Media

Patricia Karvelas writes in The Australian – “Tony Abbott has recruited 12 of the most powerful business and indigenous figures in the country to provide advice on Aboriginal economic reform, including…

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A ‘new’ housing company scheme?

August 13th, 2013

  • Australia
  • Government
  • Media

The Federal Government have proposed an Aboriginal housing company scheme that aims ‘to close gap further’. Read on for HH comments on the scheme. Quotes from “Housing company scheme aims to…

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Back to the future: a time for change

July 10th, 2013

  • Australia
  • General
  • Government

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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