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Could Aboriginal-designed housing help solve the health crisis in remote communities?

Tennant Creek residents say the hot, overcrowded homes built by government contractors are not fit for purpose, so they’ve drawn up their own plans

The Guardian - AU

Alice lives off-grid, but not by choice. ‘Hecs for households’ could radically improve her dilapidated home

For most of her life she’s lived without running water, electricity and a fridge. Her toilet is often clogged so she goes to the bathroom in the bush

The Guardian - AU

NRL to review heat policies after young player's death

The NRL should look at mandating a two-week acclimatisation period when players return from off-season, a coroner has said after a death from heat exhaustion.

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Cattle prices to soar but steaks shouldn't cost more

Analysts say cattle prices are set to soar over the next two years but the cost of beef in the supermarket may not break the bank.

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Family hopes lessons learned from NRL player's death

The family of Manly player Keith Titmuss hope his death can help save lives as experts call for greater awareness of heat-related illness.

AAP

Let’s Bring Back Siestas in the Extreme Heat

Siesta, or daily nap time, an idea from the past could provide a way to cope with record-high temperatures today.

Texas Observer

USDA reports case of mad cow disease in United States but negative trade implications 'unlikely'

The US Department of Agriculture says the atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, does not present a risk to the food supply or to human health.

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Renewed calls for short-term accommodation in Katherine as visitors from remote NT communities sleep rough

Ruth Rory has travelled eight hours by bus to Katherine from the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola. Without safe and affordable accommodation, she's forced to sleep at a public toilet block.

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Darwin rough sleepers forced to stay outside amid Northern Territory heatwave

A heat emergency has been declared in the Northern Territory, with residents advised to stay stay inside and keep cool, but people sleeping rough often don't have that luxury.

ABC News

‘Bodies start to cook’: poor housing in remote communities puts lives at risk in northern Australia heatwave

Poorly insulated Northern Territory houses that people can’t afford to cool can rise to dangerous temperatures

The Guardian - AU

Northern Territory doctor tells Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest it is 'impossible' to raise healthy children in remote communities

The coroner investigating the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been told an understanding of the difficulty raising healthy children in the poverty of remote communities is "missing across every profession in the NT".

ABC News

Shoddy homes lethal to Indigenous patients

Excessive heat, poor housing, energy insecurity and chronic disease have reached critical levels in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

AAP

Foot-and-mouth fears for Australia as Indonesia grapples with outbreak

Vets and industry experts say the risk of the devastating disease spreading to Australia is high as Indonesia grapples with a major outbreak.

ABC News

Northern Territory allocates $60 million to install underground power in Darwin suburbs

The Northern Territory government has allocated $60 million to bury more of Darwin's overhead power lines, in a bid to future-proof the city from natural disasters.

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Katherine's facing a housing 'crisis'. Advocates call for short-stay centre to ease issues

People from remote Indigenous communities are sleeping rough in Katherine ahead of medical appointments and surgery, advocates say.

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COVID-19 and staff shortages overwhelming regional health system, staff say

Health workers say COVID-19 has exacerbated staffing shortfalls in regional areas, with RAT shortages and delays in PCR tests contributing to the crisis.

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