December 8th, 2012
Yes, another story about millions of dollars not achieving a functioning house, this time in the Northern Territory. HH will get in first (before Darwin or Canberra make a press…
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November 25th, 2012
When the article is written by the Federal Opposition Spokesman for Indigenous Affairs, there can be obvious reasons for caution in accepting the facts. Of course the Opposition will find…
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November 25th, 2012
Good intentions can ensure that money and resources are allocated to solve the problems of the poor, but poor design and implementation can foil good will. Whether designing and building…
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October 25th, 2012
An article from the Public Service News notes the following. (Picture found by HH and not part of the article) Government homes in on housing vandals A crackdown on vandalism…
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October 17th, 2012
Amnesty International Australia have taken the issues of Indigenous housing quality and the lack of action in updating the National Indigenous Housing Guide seriously. Click this link to get the…
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October 3rd, 2012
At first viewing the 7.30 Report story is about builders and the construction process. Local builders and suppliers have been excluded or badly treated by fly in fly out building…
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September 26th, 2012
MONEY for programs in remote Northern Territory indigenous communities is being eaten away by bureaucracy, a new report says. AAP September 25, 2012 Northern Territory Co-ordinator General for Remote Services…
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September 23rd, 2012
The way the problems are being revealed looks a lot like it did when HH started work in 1985 in the top of South Australia. One big difference is that…
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September 19th, 2012
It is good to know who is making the decisions at the highest level about how Indigenous people’s lives are conducted …. How housing is designed, constructed and maintained… how…
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August 21st, 2012
THANKS TO THE AUSTRALIAN FOR THE FOLLOWING STORY Mr Mulladad said the payments of $54 a fortnight were deducted automatically by Centrelink from his welfare payments and that no one…
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August 21st, 2012
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) is doing a good job of raising the issues of poor housing management and maintenance. PRISCILLA COLLINS, CEO, NAAJA: When we went to…
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August 1st, 2012
The Northern Territory Government says it is trying to resolve a dispute that has seen work on an Aboriginal housing program in Alice Springs come to a standstill. More than…
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