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Keira Jenkins

'Getting worse': unsafe water plagues remote residents

Small communities are excluded from water quality checks, leaving them vulnerable to health issues. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are dealing with inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and access to hygiene, but a lack of data hides the true extent of the problem. 

An explainer from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, released on Friday, said "water quality issues are long-term, persistent and, in some cases, getting worse in remote communities".

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