Indigenous women share why they left alcohol-fuelled towns for remote community (Interview)

A cluster of dilapidated houses in the Gibson Desert is providing Martu people with respite from what they see as the trap of town life.
Five of the 17 houses at Kunawarritji on the Canning Stock Route are effectively condemned - deemed beyond economic repair - and none is in working order. Nevertheless, 76 people live at Kunawarritji and many more want to move there or return.
Residents prefer it to life in the iron ore town of Newman, 1500km away by road, where they say relatives are drinking non-stop and children are not safe.
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[@daniellebcooper7160]

To hell with the Voice, whats needed is competent people to run the indigenous agencies. Obviously Linda Burney cares more for her supa fund, than the wellbeing of these people...and their KIDS.

[@stevencooper3202]

You don’t need any government or corporate inference. Let the people sort their issues out. This requires self responsibility. Leaving shithole towns and returning to traditional country living is based and the correct path to take.

[@philipstallwood9813]

Albo doesn't need his WA style referendum he could be actually doing something right now like Senator Price is doing already.

[@SolomonMick-f8m]

Doonadgee fits

[@dodgeboy9052]

Northern territories ... this is Australia and aborigines ,,, good luck Albo.. these are your children ...

[@SolomonMick-f8m]

Doonadgee fits

[@johnkauppi7078]

I use to repair and refurbish these houses in WA for aboriginals.The damage was pointless.The company made huge profits on their contract.I talked to the police there and they told me about the sexual abuse of black girls.''the father starts on them when they are about 8 then the brothers join in,by 10 she has seen it all''coppers words not mine. Way ,way too much free sit down money.

[@dodgeboy9052]

better play for kids "not children " ....

[@TheInvoice123]

Teeth lost to violence?