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When power isn’t guaranteed: Indigenous families in northern Australia face deadly risks in extreme heat

When power isn’t guaranteed: Indigenous families in northern Australia face deadly risks in extreme heat

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 Thousands of Indigenous households across northern Australia live with prepaid power, where disconnection can happen at any moment. Now a new report has warned that without stronger protections, the system could turn deadly in extreme heat. SBS’s Christopher Tan travelled to the Kimberley to see what life is like when power is a privilege, not a guarantee.
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