Six years ago, the first laundry opened in the remote community of Barunga, 80 kilometres southeast of Katherine. The community has since seen the spread of scabies reduced by up to 60 per cent.

So if a high-temperature wash isn’t possible, then use a laundry disinfectant to kill any germs present. "You should try to initially wash secondhand clothes separately from regular laundry to ...

Six years ago, the first laundry opened in the remote community of Barunga, 80 kilometres southeast of Katherine. The community has since seen the spread of scabies reduced by up to 60 per cent.