2006 Housing Reform Media Releases
Housing Reform 2006 Media Releases
3 November 2006 | Workshop Aims to Cut Construction Costs
Driving down high housing construction costs in the bush will be the topic of a workshop hosted by Housing Minister Elliot McAdam today.
19 October 2006 | Indigenous Package Delivers Extra $100m for Housing
Northern Territory will invest an extra $100 million in remote housing over the next five years as part of a package to improve outcomes for Indigenous Territorians.
28 September 2006 | Elliot McAdam
Housing Minister Elliot McAdam will be attending a Ministerial Council meeting with his state and territory counterparts in Canberra tomorrow.
24 August 2006 | Committee to Steer Town Camp Improvements
The Northern Territory Government will continue to drive improvements in Alice Springs Town Camps with the announcement today by Minister for Housing Elliot McAdam that a steering committee has been formed to implement recommendations from the Alice Springs Town Camps Taskforce Report.
17 August 2006 | Town Camps Report Released
A report outlining actions to improve infrastructure, services and living conditions on Alice Springs town camps has been released today by Housing Minister Elliot McAdam.
14 July 2006 | COAG Backs Martin's Call for Generational Plan
The Council of Australian Governments has backed Chief Minister Clare Martin’s call for the development of a long-term generational plan to tackle Indigenous issues.
13 July 2006 | Chance for Generational Change
Australia can take a significant step towards generational change in Indigenous communities tomorrow when the Council of Australian Governments meets in Canberra.
11 July 2006 | Territory Putting Indigenous Housing on the Table
A two-day Indigenous Housing workshop will commence in Darwin today with representatives from Indigenous organisations and private and public sectors attending.
18 June 2006 | Historic Indigenous Affairs/Housing Ministers’ Conference
The Northern Territory Housing Minister and Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs, Elliot McAdam, will attend an historic joint ministerial council meeting in Parramatta tomorrow (Friday).
18 June 2006 | Indigenous Housing: First Steps, New Approaches by NT
The Northern Territory Government has outlined a five pronged approach to Indigenous housing, and has called on the Commonwealth to join with it in seeking long term solutions Housing Minister Elliot McAdam said today.
15 June 2006 | Action on Indigenous Issues
Chief Minister Clare Martin will take her call for a nationwide 20 year plan to address indigenous issues to the Council of Australian Governments next month.
14 June 2006 | In for the Long Haul
Governments and Aboriginal communities need to commit to producing a 20 year plan of action to achieve the generational change needed to address indigenous issues.
29 May 2006 | Alice Springs Town Camps
The permanent residents of town camps in Alice Springs will not be kicked out of their homes and moved to other parts of the town.
28 May 2006 | Don’t Walk Away From Outstations and Homelands
Minister for Housing and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs Elliot McAdam has called on the Federal Government to continue to support outstations and homelands.
25 May 2006 | Partnership on Indigenous Communities
Talks between Chief Minister Clare Martin and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Mal Brough have been constructive, practical and productive.
20 May 2006 | Indigenous Affairs for COAG Agenda
Chief Minister Clare Martin has written to the Prime Minister requesting that the National Agenda for Indigenous Affairs be a priority item at the next meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in July.
18 May 2006 | Minister Brough Calls for a Talkfest
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough has offered more talk rather than action to tackle the problems in Aboriginal communities.
18 April 2006 | McAdam Welcomes Federal Involvement in Town Camps
Local Government Minister Elliot McAdam has today reinforced the importance of the Territory, Federal and local Governments working together collaboratively to address social conditions relating to town camps in Alice Springs.