Overcrowded or unaffordable? NT community faces unenviable choices

Lucille Papajua (left) and her family receive the keys to their new home with Minister Selena Uibo (right) (SBS).jpg

Lucille Papajua (left) and her family receive the keys to their new home with Minister Selena Uibo (right) Source: SBS News

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New housing has been developed in the remote Northern Territory Tiwi town of Pirlangimpi, looking to address issues of chronic overcrowding. But there are concerns that a planned rental increase next year will make housing unaffordable for many in remote communities.

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