@_ALRAR_

Australian Lawyers for Remote Aboriginal Rights - independent, not-for-profit, legal rep on strategic public interest matters affecting remote Aboriginal people

 Australia
alrar.org.au
Joined February 2016
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Remote Aboriginal communities are enforcing their housing rights! ALRAR director Elly Patira in ILB. #Indigenous ilc.unsw.edu.au/sites/ilc.un…
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A class action lawsuit has been lodged against the Housing Authority and the state of Western Australia on behalf of public housing residents, and 'presidential candidate' Robert F. Kennedy Jr is expected to drop out of the race by the end of this week. crikey.com.au/2024/08/22/pub…

Public housing residents sue Western Australia

A class action lawsuit has been lodged against the Housing Authority and the state of Western Australia on behalf of public housing residents, and 'presidential candidate' Robert F. Kennedy Jr is...

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730 can reveal a class action has been filed against the WA Gov on behalf of thousands on tenants living in alleged substandard public housing. abc.net.au/news/2024-08-22/w…

These Australians have been 'ignored and forgotten' in the housing crisis

A class action has been filed against the West Australian government on behalf of thousands of tenants living in substandard public housing in remote Aboriginal communities. 

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What is the price of a renter’s distress? Judges have been pushed to put a price tag on the feeling of ‘disappointment’ for #renters living in dilapidated homes, after a #NT grandmother's landmark High Court victory @TheNTNews #AusPol @GrataFund @_ALRAR_ ntnews.com.au/news/politics/…
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"Permeable Housing" has been published open access by Somatechnics in a special issue on The Somatechnics of Water. Thank you very much to Holly Randell-Moon for her editorial support. euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Today, four remote renters will continue their fight for #housingjustice by seeking to invalidate the Northern Territory Government’s controversial ‘remote rent framework’ in the NT Court of Appeal. @_ALRAR_ gratafund.org.au/rent_review

Legal battle over controversial remote rent framework resumes today

Four remote renters will continue their fight to invalidate the Northern Territory Government’s controversial ‘remote rent framework’ in a hearing in the NT Court of Appeal.

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"High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre" theconversation.com/high-cou… via @ConversationEDU with @CrippsKyllie

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

Last week, the High Court ruled the community of Santa Teresa could be compensated for the “distress and disappointment” caused by their poor housing. So how can such housing be better managed?

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A big result for tenants rights! We’re proud to have represented the people of Ltyentye Apurte in their fight for decent housing, and thankful for the leadership of Ms. Young and Mr. Conway, lead applicants who sadly passed away before yesterdays decision gratafund.org.au/santa_highc…

High Court unanimously rules tenants have rights to compensation for inadequate housing

The High Court has unanimously recognised the right of tenants to compensation for disappointment and distress when a rented house does not meet legal standards.

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Also we are forever in debt to Matthew Albert of the Vic Bar whose tireless work took this case from a shopfront Tribunal in Alice Springs to a victory in the High Court. His immense skill and dedication represents all that is good in the profession. We cannot thank you enough.
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Finally, thank you to @GrataFund and @isreinecke who saw the value in this case and backed us from the beginning. Your support through the years made this happen. Your work, in this case and beyond, is delivering real change!
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MEDIA RELEASE: High Court unanimously rules tenants have rights to compensation for inadequate housing: tinyurl.com/ytxf2fjz @_ALRAR_ @isreinecke
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A powerful advocate for justice gone too soon, but leaving an incredible legacy. Her passion and dedication is an example to us all. Vale @SophieTrevitt
Sophie Trevitt@SophieTrevitt31 Jul 2023
A moving tribute to Sophie Trevitt in the Australian Senate. @larissawaters, 8:15pm 31 August 2023, adjournment. youtube.com/watch?v=bhhwkSTs…
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A moving tribute to Sophie Trevitt in the Australian Senate. @larissawaters, 8:15pm 31 August 2023, adjournment. youtube.com/watch?v=bhhwkSTs…
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It's important to celebrate the wins because they're hard fought. Congratulations Laramba community residents and @_ALRAR_. This is long overdue. "Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines" abc.net.au/news/2023-04-30/w…

Residents in this remote Aboriginal community have been afraid of drinking its tap water, until now

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

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And here's the feature I wrote for The Guardian (featuring photos by @IsabellaMMoore) published before the decision was made to build the filtration system. PWC remains one of the most secretive organisations I've encountered. theguardian.com/australia-ne…

‘It makes us sick’: remote NT community wants answers about uranium in its water supply

Laramba’s Indigenous residents fear they are at risk of long-term illness and say they need to know who is responsible for fixing the problem

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Here's the story: sbs.com.au/nitv/article/comp…

Company remains shtum on plans to filter Laramba's contaminated water supply

The health of a remote Aboriginal community north of Alice Springs continues to be put at risk due to high-levels of uranium contaminating its water supply.

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And then it took multiple reports before the decision was finally taken to address the problem. There are still questions raised by my reporting that were never answered: like where did all the money go for the PWC subsidiary that was supposed to deal with this?
ALRAR@_ALRAR_30 Apr 2023
Replying to @_ALRAR_ @abc730 @GrataFund @WHO
In 2020, the initial decision of the NTCAT was a landlord is not responsible for water delivered to the premises. We sought internal review of this decision, and while still under review, the NT announced $28M in funding for 10 communities, including Laramba, to fix water issues.
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Good news! After years of struggle Laramba final has clean safe and uranium free drinking water!! However this article leaves out a few things..
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The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water. ab.co/3HndnFS

Residents in this remote Aboriginal community have been afraid of drinking its tap water, until now

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

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Laramba residents continue to maintain that the NT government was obligated to provide them with safe drinking water, and for many years refused to do so.
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There remains about 25 applications from Laramba before NTCAT, dealing with other housing issues and basic issues of habitability. Three were determined in January, with 2 households receiving compensation. These matters are now also on appeal, and will be heard later this year.
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