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Research Article

Drinking water delivery in the outer Torres Strait Islands: A case study addressing sustainable water issues in remote Indigenous communities

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Pages 80-89 | Received 15 Aug 2019, Accepted 17 May 2021, Published online: 07 Jun 2021

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