Samuel Barnes – The Conversation

View from Warraber Island. Nina Hall

August 9, 2021

Torres Strait Islanders face more than their fair share of health impacts from climate change

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Andrew Redmond, The University of Queensland; Condy Canuto, The University of Queensland; Francis Nona, The University of Queensland, and Samuel Barnes, The University of Queensland

Five climate-sensitive infectious diseases exist in the Torres Strait. Traditional Owners are calling on the UN for action.

Nangala, an Alyawarr woman from Tennant Creek, with her granddaughter, beside her temporary housing. Photo by Trisha Narurla Frank, provided with permission

April 15, 2020

Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Andrew Redmond, The University of Queensland; Paul Memmott, The University of Queensland, and Samuel Barnes, The University of Queensland

Reducing crowding and repairing social housing can decrease the risk of COVID-19 in remote Indigenous communities. It will bring other long-term benefits, too.

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