Coffins helping in latest effort to fix Indigenous work-for-dole programs

By Sarah Whyte, Milingimbi, Northern Territory
Updated July 3 2015 - 2:13am, first published 1:26am
A child passes a locally made coffin at a jobs fair in Millingimbi. Photo: Glenn Campbell
A child passes a locally made coffin at a jobs fair in Millingimbi. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion with sea rangers in Millingimbi.  Photo: Glenn Campbell
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion with sea rangers in Millingimbi. Photo: Glenn Campbell

Building a coffin may seem like a grim task, but for Indigenous residents of a remote island 440 kilometres east of Darwin, it offers the chance of meaningful work and helping their community.

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