The Qlders earning up to $200k – and living in social housing
A Brisbane couple earning $200,000 a year are among the well-paid Queenslanders still living in social housing, as the government prepares for a clean-out.
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Leave it to Labor to have big earners in social housing
Oversights such as that with Queensland’s social housing system seem to be a theme with the previous government, writes the editor.
Housing change puts our most vulnerable at risk, says Labor
Single mothers and pensioners could be left sleeping rough under a stricter Queensland emergency housing policy, the Opposition says.
Revealed: 18 Brisbane suburbs flagged for higher-density living
Parts of 18 Brisbane suburbs could have height limits increased to five levels and lots could shrink to just 300 sqm under a review aimed at boosting housing supply. SEE THE LIST
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Sorry Mr Mayor, not everyone who’s homeless has a choice
Once again, we are now faced with the question of what happens next for people who are sleeping rough, writes Karyn Walsh.
‘Get them out’: Readers back move to clear out Brisbane’s tent cities
Brisbane’s Lord Mayor will shut down notorious homeless camps across the city, in a bid to restore safety. VOTE NOW
Where can I go? How do I get help? Your Qld housing questions answered
Queensland’s housing crisis – and the increase in tent cities it brings with it – is reaching breaking point. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
‘Wartime response’ needed for housing crisis
Some of Australia’s most prominent home builders have issued a clarion call to the federal government over the housing crisis as the nation reaches a critical juncture.
Key electorates to swing on housing crisis, new poll warns
Federal politicians are in for a shock this election, as a new poll warns key electorates will swing on the housing crisis, with Australia’s generous negative gearing benefits in the firing line.
Qld, this is truth about our social housing nightmare
On its current trajectory, the Queensland government will deliver less than half of the 53,500 social homes it said it would build.
‘My only safe place’: Emotional scenes as homeless evicted
A woman “hiding” from a domestic violence perpetrator was one of several residents evicted from a Moreton Bay homeless camp on Monday, after a review raised serious health concerns.
Cheaper to help homeless than do nothing, report finds
The government would save half a million dollars per person, every decade, if it funded “supported’’ accommodation for the homeless a damning new report released says.
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