Rent Freeze for Flooded Aboriginal Communities in Northern Territory

Rent pause for flooded Aboriginal communities: ‘We’re talking about the most disadvantaged people in the Territory’

NT government says the rent freeze will be ‘applied automatically for eligible housing tenants’ as floodwaters break records in the Big Rivers region Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Northern Territory government will freeze rental payments for public housing tenants affected by historic floods spreading across the Big Rivers region. Monsoonal rainfall has inundated remote Aboriginal communities in the re...

By Douglas Smith