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High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre

The relationships between tenants and landlords are often fraught, but it’s fair to expect a house to meet basic standards, like having a back door.

The Conversation

A High Court Decision Just Set A Precedent For Tenants To Sue Landlords Over Unsafe Conditions

Finally, some good news.

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Australia’s high court to rule on compensation claims for poor housing in remote community

Residents in Ltyentye Apurte, 85km south-east of Alice Springs, have been engaged in a series of long-running legal battles with the NT government

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High Court to decide if Santa Teresa public housing tenants can sue Northern Territory government for disappointment and distress

Two Northern Territory public housing tenants will have their case heard in Australia's top court today, asking it to overturn a ruling that they are not entitled to compensation for the impact of a lack of property repairs.

ABC News

$70m that renters unknowingly owed to NT government is 'quietly' waived

Legal advocates had questioned the origins of the debt and say the saga illustrates wide-ranging policy failures in the public housing system.

ABC News

Remote NT Indigenous rental debt wiped

Almost $70 million in rental debt has been cancelled for residents in Northern Territory Indigenous communities amid allegations the housing is inhumane.

AAP

‘Love triangle’ murder, plastic surgery, and Costa Rica escape: How top cyclist’s alleged killer evaded bungling officials for seven weeks

Kaitlin Armstrong was freed by Austin police despite being a suspect in the murder of Moriah Wilson. Forty-three days later, US Marshals finally tracked her down more than 2,000 miles away in Costa Rica. Bevan Hurley examines why it took so long to find her

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For teen Texas couple, abortion means overnight drive to New Mexico

Santa Teresa (United States) (AFP) - A few months after they began dating, 17-year-old "M" discovered she and her 19-year-old boyfriend were pregnant.

AFP

Crossing the line: Texans facing ban at home seek abortions next door

Santa Teresa (United States) (AFP) - When 30-year-old "F" learned that she was pregnant for the eighth time, she just wanted to cry.

AFP

This is what voting in the federal election looks like in the heart of the Central Australian desert

The federal election is one of the biggest logistical challenges in the country. This challenge is compounded when rolling out voting in some of Australia's most remote communities.

ABC News

New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions

New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals to route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa border crossing, capitalizing on Mexico’s unease with disruptions along the Texas portion of the U.S. border

The Independent UK

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calls on Gov. Greg Abbott to end ‘catastrophic’ border inspections

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller pressed the governor on Tuesday to end a new inspection policy that is snarling traffic at the border and “turning a crisis into a catastrophe.”

Tribune News Service

NT court decision should lead to better public housing in remote communities, lawyer says

Ruling that housing must be reasonably comfortable to be deemed habitable follows six-year legal battle by Santa Teresa residents

The Guardian - AU

NT Supreme Court finds public housing tenants in Santa Teresa entitled to 'reasonable comfort'

Residents in the remote community of Santa Teresa celebrate a landmark win in a drawn-out legal fight that will set "a new legal standard" for all tenants in the NT.

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