Overcrowded housing linked to Northern Territory di…
A diphtheria outbreak has swept through the Northern Territory, infecting 131 people and likely claiming one life. Researchers…
End of an era: Australia’s NBN watchdog can finally stand down
The Measuring Broadband Australia program was established because Australia had a broadband performance problem; now it’s ending because…
Storytelling, sport, theatre and culture — this remote school camp is one of a kind
Every year, busloads of children from remote community schools across Central Australia travel to the Luritja homeland of…
Yuendumu residents frustrated with lack of NT government diphtheria messaging
Service providers and residents in Yuendumu say despite growing diphtheria case numbers in the remote community in recent…
Vaccination ‘not enough’ to contain diphtheria spread in remote WA, disease official says
Vaccination alone will not be enough to stop the “rare outbreak” of diphtheria from spreading in Western Australia,…
‘I want to help’: Eddie Betts on supporting Bobby Hill, his foundation, the Bradley Hill-Ross Lyon situation
When Bobby Hill needed a shoulder to lean on, Eddie Betts was there. It’s what the Indigenous champion…
Unscrupulous NDIS providers using inducements to recruit remote NT participants
People with disabilities in remote Northern Territory communities are being targeted by unscrupulous NDIS providers using high-pressure sales…
Royal Australian Air Force and Olympians bringing joy to remote communities with Exercise Christmas Hop
It is not every day that the airstrips of remote and outback communities in Queensland host Royal Australian…
Protecting rock art from wasp nests in Central Australia’s Trephina Gorge with chopsticks and brushes
At the base of the red rock faces of a winding outback gorge, a group of men is…
Mushroom-powered toilet? This MycoToilet converts human waste into fertilizer without using a single drop of water!
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have unveiled the MycoToilet, the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet,…
Remote WA community buys prefab Chinese houses after decades in unfit homes
There are some nights Raylene Robinson would rather sleep under the open sky than in her government-sanctioned home.…
Gulf Containers for Change recycling scheme expands to Mornington Island
Wheeling a recycling bin to the curb can be a mundane weekly chore for many Australians, but for…