Lead appellant’s case concerned NT housing authority’s failure to provide a door, while other Ltyentye Apurte residents complained of leaking sewage and unstable electricity
The high court has ruled that First Nations people living in remote dilapidated housing are entitled to compensation for distress or disappointment after they brought forward complaints about problems including leaking sewage, unstable electricity and a lack of air conditioning.
On Wednesday, the high court handed down its decision in the long-running battle between Aboriginal residents of Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa), 85km south-east of Alice Springs, and the Northern Territory housing authority, which began in 2016.
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