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Tim Dornin

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Class action over uninhabitable housing | History Defined

The NT government is facing legal action over alleged neglect of housing in Aboriginal communities. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A class action has been launched against the Northern Territory government, alleging it left properties in remote Aboriginal communities, unsafe, insecure and uninhabitable.

Filed in the Federal Court by law firm Phi Finney McDonald, the action also alleges tenants are paying excessive rent for housing that does not meet basic minimum standards.

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