As Australia endures another heatwave, chronic water shortages are endangering life-saving kidney treatment for hundreds of Aboriginal people in remote desert communities. The dialysis machines they depend on need cold water, and lots of it. But a run of hot summers mean “people are getting worried for their life”, according to Dadu Corey, among the elders sitting at the lunch table outside Purple House dialysis clinic in Alice Springs . Purple House operates clinics in 18 remote communities, so Aboriginal people can be on country, receive treatment and still take part in the cultural life of their communities. People with end-stage renal failure usually need dialysis three times a week. A single treatment uses 600 litres of clean, cold water. Too hot for humans? First Nations people fear becoming Australia’s first climate refugees Read more “The last couple of summers we’ve really struggled with the temperature of the water,” […]