Calls for more housing in Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland with overcrowding a decades-long issue

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-09-20

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Health experts say overcrowding in Indigenous communities is contributing to major health conditions and wellbeing issues. Doctors in Far North Queensland have renewed their calls for change to a decades-long problem.

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