The Central Land Council applauds the unprecedented investment of $4 billion over 10 years in new houses in remote Northern Territory communities.
“Today’s announcement is a most welcome step towards significantly reducing overcrowding in our communities and I congratulate the prime minister for investing in our people,” CLC chief executive Les Turner said.
More than half of the NT’s Aboriginal people live in overcrowded houses. This funding boost will move us much closer to achieving the Closing the Gap target of 12 percent.
“This investment goes beyond building much-needed houses. It has the potential to contribute towards closing the gap in health, education, employment and social outcomes as well.”
“I look forward to considering the detail of the commitment and working with the NT and Commonwealth governments, Aboriginal Housing NT and the other land councils to develop a genuine 10-year partnership agreement.” Mr Turner said.
Today’s announcement will see up to 270 houses built every year for a decade, according to the prime minister.
Contact: Tess O’Loughlin | 0461 396 054 | media@clc.org.au