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Homelands are the answer, says Yingiya Guyula
Independent Member for Mulka, Yingiya Guyula, has called for a major shift in th...
Nicole Brown 2 Jun 2026
Housing Innovation boost to see 100% Indigenous-owned Kimberley Manufacturing deliver homes and jobs in WA's north
100 per cent Indigenous-owned business Kimberley Manufacturing Pty Ltd has recei...
Giovanni Torre 25 May 2026
Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis
Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis followin...
Lloyd Jones 20 May 2026
NT Government the 'most racist' I've seen: Lidia Thorpe
Aboriginal people are "homeless on our own country", Senator Lidia Thorpe has to...
Dechlan Brennan 20 May 2026
First Nations leaders demand action on remote housing crisis
First Nations council leaders have renewed calls for the federal government to i...
Joseph Guenzler 11 May 2026
Remote community tenants sue NT government over unsafe housing in extreme heat

Public housing tenants from a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community are taking the Territory government to court for "failing" to provide safe housing during extreme heat.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 22, 2026
Long-awaited housing upgrades completed in Nguyarramini

Four upgraded homes in the remote Barkly homeland of Nguyarramini are now back in use, with residents returning after long-awaited works to improve safety, comfort and day-to-day living.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 12, 2026
Test case against WA Housing Authority over neglect and rent hikes reveals 'shocking' conditions in remote housing

The Council of Aboriginal Services WA and Shelter WA have expressed disappointment at the details revealed by a case involving an Indigenous tenant in Western Australia, which highlighted allegations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 9, 2026
Land Councils, NAAJA and Aboriginal Housing NT take united stand against Territory government's attack on procedural fairness

The Northern Territory's four land councils - Anindilyakwa Land Council, Central Land Council, Northern Land Council and Tiwi Land Council - have united with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Ag...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 5, 2026
Legal experts slam NT government plan to strip tenants of right to be heard

NT Housing Minister Steve Edgington's plan to remove the right for tenants to have a say in the determination of rents is a "disingenuous" response to the High Court's December ruling, and undermines...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 4, 2026
'Historic' funding for First Nations housing announced

The federal government has opened the third funding round of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), committing $600 million to projects aimed at improving housing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 30, 2026
Milestone reached with 300th new home built in NT remote communities

A major milestone has been reached in the Australian and Northern Territory governments' remote housing partnership, with 300 homes now completed across remote First Nations communities and town camps...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 10, 2026
New climate-smart, culturally safe home nears completion in Tennant Creek

Construction of Tennant Creek's first Explain Home is nearing completion; marking a major step forward for community-driven, climate-resilient housing in the Northern Territory.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 11, 2025
First Nations remote renters win major housing case in the High Court

Four Indigenous remote renters have won their case unanimously in the High Court, successfully invalidating the Northern Territory government's widely-criticised 'Remote Rent Framework'.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 3, 2025
Urgent reform of power prepayment systems needed to protect remote communities

The government must reform electricity prepayment arrangements to keep Aboriginal communities connected to power, according to one of the Northern Territory's most influential land councils.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 3, 2025
More than 40 Utopia homes upgraded in $12.4 million project

More than 40 homes across six communities in Utopia have been upgraded through a joint federal and NT government initiative. The $12.4 million works delivered new kitchens, living areas, bedrooms and...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 20, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Kimberley leaders call for housing to return to community control

Walmajarri man Robert Lee lifts the iron mat from his bathroom floor, revealing a gaping hole that drops to the earth below. In Ngurtuwarta, a small Aboriginal community 12 kilometres east of Fitzroy...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Sep 9, 2025
Record number of homes delivered across remote NT as Governments push ahead with $4 Billion housing agreement

A record 222 houses have been delivered across remote Northern Territory communities in 2023–24 as part of the landmark housing partnership between the Australian and Northern Territory Governme...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 18, 2025
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