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Name: Northern Territory public housing case reaches High Court
Uploaded: 2023-03-16T09:04:53.182Z
Duration: 1 min 40 s

Northern Territory public housing case reaches High Court

Published 16 March 2023, 8:12 am

A once in a generation tenancy dispute has reached the High Court in Canberra which is examining the Northern Territory's failure to provide adequate public housing. The court is considering whether tenants in the remote community of Santa Teresa should be compensated for distress caused by lack of reasonable living conditions. And the decision could set a precedent for the nearly three million Australian households that rent.

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