May 15th, 2025
The Kirby Institute has published a report on Trachoma in Australia, an eye disease. Australia is the only high-income country with endemic trachoma. Australia is the only developed country with…
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May 1st, 2025
Closing the Gap education, employment and housing targets: key findings and implications – Feature Article This feature article, released 2nd April 2025, outlines the key factors associated with the Closing…
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April 10th, 2025
The National Strategy for Food Security in Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities is out. In September 2024, Healthabitat submitted to the call-out for the National Strategy for Food…
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March 20th, 2025
Is a 3D printed house an option for remote aboriginal houses? Healthabitat continues to be interested in 3d printing technology. Recently, HH went to visit an almost complete 3D printed…
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March 13th, 2025
How valuable is a plug? As one of our NT Project Manager gets hundreds of plugs ready for projects in east Arnhem land, we reflect on the value of a…
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December 16th, 2024
What a year 2024 has been! Thank you for your continuing support and interest in our work, it is crucial in helping us do this important work. A total…
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December 6th, 2024
This study supports a broader climate adaptation and heat mitigation project in Alice Springs undertaken by CSIRO in partnership with Tangentyere Council (TCAC). The partnership and project was initiated in…
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November 29th, 2024
Central Australian researchers chose to re-iterate rather than revolutionise. This work reminds us that the health ‘gap’ between First Nations and non-First Nations Australia is fundamentally driven by the social…
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November 20th, 2024
This State of the Climate report shows aspects on Australia’s climate, global climate and projected future changes. The findings and outlook are scary. Observations, reconstructions of past climate and…
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October 18th, 2024
Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory (AHNT) have signed an MoU. The MoU formalises a collaborative partnership to improve the quality of remote Aboriginal housing…
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October 18th, 2024
On recent Housing for Health projects we have been using thermal imaging to reveal how houses are performing. The community teams have been very interested in the technology and using…
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October 15th, 2024
The 2024 theme is, ‘Why are clean hands still important?” Global Handwashing Day was founded by the Global Handwashing Partnership. Every year we celebrate Global Handwashing Day as there are…
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