西澳大利亚州的土著租户对州政府提出集体诉讼, Aboriginal tenants in WA file class action lawsuit against state gov't over poor housing conditions and breaches of laws.
西澳大利亚偏远地区的土著租户在联邦法院对州政府提起集体诉讼,指控住房条件差,违反居住租赁、合同和消费者保护法。 Aboriginal tenants in remote Western Australia have filed a class action lawsuit against the state government in the Federal Court, alleging poor housing conditions and breaches of residential tenancy, contract, and consumer protection laws. 数以千计的土著居民面临低于标准的生活条件,厕所、淋浴、烹饪设施破碎,饮用水不足,健康风险和不想要的动物入侵。 Thousands of Indigenous residents have faced substandard living conditions with broken toilets, showers, cooking facilities, and inadequate drinking water, as well as health risks and unwanted animal intrusions. 集体诉讼要求就已支付的租金、造成的危难和为纠正住房缺陷而发生的费用提供经济赔偿,目的是确定安全饮用水是澳大利亚所有租户的一项基本法定权利。 The class action seeks financial compensation for rent paid, distress caused, and expenses incurred to rectify housing defects, and aims to establish safe drinking water as a basic legal entitlement for all tenants in Australia.