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Critical work begins to deliver water security projects for Queensland Indigenous communities
Critical work has begun to deliver water security projects for the Indigenous co...
Giovanni Torre 31 Mar 2026
Fijian Government ramps up clean water investment to prevent waterborne diseases
Communities across Fiji's Cakaudrove and Rewa provinces are seeing new investmen...
Rebekah Rasmussen 19 Feb 2026
Woorabinda water supply restored after 11-month boil alert
Woorabinda residents can now safely drink tap water again, following the complet...
Joseph Guenzler 29 Jan 2026
New water projects in Indigenous communities set to reach thousands
Six new water infrastructure projects are set to reach 9,000 people in remote In...
Jarred Cross 6 Aug 2025
More needed to Close the Gap for clean water and sanitation
As the significant 'water gap' between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people pers...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Apr 2025
Closing the Gap: $19 million for health, water and education in Queensland

The Queensland government will deliver $19 million for critical infrastructure in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as part of the first round of its new Closing the Gap Priorities Fu...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 21, 2025
Don Punch appointed new WA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

Western Australia has a new Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, with Don Punch taking the role in the Cook government's cabinet reshuffle. The Labor government won a landslide victory in the March 8 elec...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 18, 2025
Canadian bill to close water infrastructure gap at risk as government faces vote of no confidence

A Canadian bill that would have ensured First Nations had clean water and wastewater services meeting the standards of those in the country's cities is at risk, with the current federal government fac...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 10, 2025
Safe, reliable drinking water coming to remote Queensland communities

The small Lama Lama community in far north Queensland has received critical funding to help facilitate a reliable water supply after generations of challenges, one of a host of remote communities acro...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 16, 2024
$26 million announced to tackle Cherbourg's long-running water crisis

Cherbourg residents have dealt with unreliable and dangerous water supplies for decades, enduring frequent warnings to boil their tap water or rely on bottled water exclusively.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 8, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Discovery of worms in Fitzroy Valley tap water brings sharp focus to ongoing crisis

The discovery of worms in tap water in a Kimberley Aboriginal community has brought sharp focus on the provision of water infrastructure and services in the region, revealing very little of a $350 mil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2024
11 new homes completed, waterworks underway in Maningrida to tackle NT housing crisis

The federal and Northern Territory governments are working in partnership to close the gap in housing for First Nations communities across the NT.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 10, 2024
Wangkatjungka Community sounds alarm over water quality

Residents of Wangkatjungka community, 130km south-east of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley region, have taken to social media to raise concerns about the quality of the drinking water...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 23, 2023
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