Years-long public housing waitlist puts strain on NT remote health system l ABC News

Health workers in remote Australia say patients are being forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to receive care.
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It’s because of a housing shortage in regional centres. An issue also taking its toll on health staff, who have to brave challenging roads and weather, to deliver care.

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