Cost of living in Qld: What you say about the issue

Queenslanders are demanding change as concerns over the cost of living, housing affordability and youth crime continue to soar. WHAT YOU SAY

Cost of living, housing affordability and youth crime.

This is the daunting checklist of challenges for Queensland as the true test for the state government is laid bare by couriermail.com.au’s exclusive new polling.

The results showed a quarter of Queenslanders are on the brink of their financial breaking point or have already fallen off the edge.

Throw in concerns over the never-ending youth crime crisis and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has a growing horde of voices demanding change.

This is what you said about the state’s current state of play.

>>> See the full poll results here

Gail Stevens

“It’s the whole Country not just QLD. Government won’t be happy until the whole Country is down the tube. But hey they aren’t complaining it’s everyone else who it’s effecting. Don’t see them taking pay cuts.”

Cherie Plunkett

“The government are so out of touch it’s not even funny. They will never understand the struggle of small businesses or the low income earners so nothing ever gets better. They just increase their pay even getting paid insane salaries after they no longer work while others eat one meal a day.”

More than a half of Queenslanders have cut back on good and groceries due to the cost of living crisis. Picture: NCA NewsWire

Tony Campbell

“I go without food because I bring home 950 a week, rent is 600 a week and the wifes medication is 150 a week on a single income. I eat once a day because that is all we can afford.”

Dale Fagg

“Let’s get the price of fuel down. Everything has gone through the roof when fuel went up. We need it for everything, delivery of everything relies on trucks. Farmers need fuel to be able to farm. It’s a vicious cycle. Or come up with something better then electric to replace fuel.”

Lisa Ellison

“Let’s up the crime and they don’t get the time. No excuses to be shady and do criminal acts but this is what it brings and how about a break from this high priced living expenses hey for us workers who’s wages stay the same even if we try to live within our means.”

Barry Grant

“Well the Australian government got what it wanted. it wanted uneducated people educated enough to go to work but not educated enough to challenge the government its sad, but until we do somnothing to change it, government will just continue to get away with it.”

Rising petrol prices are adding to Queensland’s cost of living crisis. Picture: Tony Gough

John Wilco

“The Qld government could help by not increasing government charges like rego and restrict the councils from increasing rates and water charges. On top of the cost of living is interest rates pushing up rents on housing and businesses.”

Debbie Lund

“Yes, and being on a single wage is worse. We get no help and are taxed to the hilt. No decent pay rise for years. A senior level 4 flat out getting $25 per hour in the pharmacy sector. For the first time in my life I look at the cost of everything.”

Jodie Colless

“The government is sending people broke, it needs to change there won’t be only youths starting grimes, it’s going to get worse if it continues.”

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