Best of Both Worlds

‘They need to fix my house… it’s broken, falling apart. I want to have a good house like the white people have.’ Muuki Taylor is a Martu Elder, celebrated artist and Member of the Order of Australia, in other words, a national treasure. It’s distressing to see him live in such despicable conditions.

Paige Taylor’s article in The Australian, ‘Best of Both Worlds’, describes the challenges faced by the Martu people living across the Great Sandy Desert – from the mining town of Newman to the homeland communities of Punmu, Parnngurr, Jigalong and Kunawarritji.

We are privileged to know these places well. The article mentions two projects we delivered alongside the Martu-run Jamukurnu Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation: a housing audit across three communities and the Martu boarding school in Newman.

We will continue to work alongside our Martu clients as they negotiate with the WA Government to fund quality housing and necessary community infrastructure.

As Taylor says in her article, ‘life on their own land is just a dream…’

Read the full article here.