The cost of maintaining and upgrading infrastructure in Katherine’s town camps was set at about $34.4m, with $11.2m for housing refurbishments and rebuilds. The territory has 43 town camps, mostly on the outskirts of Alice Springs and Darwin. The report recommended against building more homes in the camps, which it said would just “perpetuate the current cycle”. “We will support residents to stay in their homes and develop a sustainable future for town camps,” he said. Northern Territory orders second review into town camps while first continues Read more“I continue to question the Labor government’s commitment to truly listen to the concerns of some of the territory’s most disadvantaged people, given its ongoing inaction in relation to town camps,” he said.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2018 22:07 UTC