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"Crowding is endemic in Indigenous communities. Poorly maintained and
inadequate dwelling conditions make the impacts of crowding worse.
Previous experience with swine flu – Influenza A (H1N1) – indicates
contagious disease outbreaks in Indigenous communities will be
catastrophic. After over a decade of making remote areas harder places
to be – as a result of cuts to housing and infrastructure allocations
and increased water insecurity – they are now expected to operate as
refuges.
Tertiary students, including international students, are also likely to
be living in overcrowded share houses and room-share rentals. These
arrangements already breach basic health and sanitation standards.
These problems aren’t due to a shortage of housing. Census data show the
number of unoccupied dwellings increased during the same period that
homelessness grew."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
