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Lloyd Jones

Remote community demands safe housing in extreme heat

In Papunya, temperatures regularly exceed 40C for extended periods, turning homes into ovens. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Members of a remote Aboriginal community are taking their government landlord to court, saying their homes become ovens in extreme heat and conditions have worsened with climate change.

Four public housing residents in Papunya, 250km northwest of Alice Springs, are taking legal action in the Federal Court against the Northern Territory government for failing to provide safe housing.

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