General
Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt describes speed of NT remote housing upgrade as a ‘disgrace’
Strong criticism from the federal Indigenous Australians Minister about the Northern Territory Government’s “slow” and “unacceptable” pace in improving remote housing has forced the Chief Minister to defend his Government’s commitment to reducing overcrowding.
Key points:
The comments from Ken Wyatt are contained in a keynote address to be delivered at a function in Darwin hosted by the Northern Land Council on Tuesday night.
In 2019, the Commonwealth agreed to provide the NT with more than half a billion dollars over five years to construct almost 2,000 new bedrooms in remote communities.
The funding was in addition to the Gunner Government’s commitment to spend $1.1 billion of its own money over 10 years to reduce high rates of…
-
Business21 hours agoWhy Macquarie expects this high-yielding ASX All Ords stock to charge higher AND boost its dividends
-
Noosa News21 hours agoRomance at Cooroy | Noosa Today
-
Business21 hours ago3 ASX All Ords automotive sector shares to buy in July: expert
-
General16 hours agoOne person trapped after school bus and truck crash in regional Victoria