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.
QLD housing crisis
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‘Serious public health matter’: Controversial homeless camp to be wiped out
Residents camping surrounded by human waste and drug paraphernalia at a Moreton Bay beauty spot have been given seven days to vacate before it is shut down by Council over public health fears.
Big change for 50k Qld tradies set to unleash construction
Queensland homes could be built faster and with less paperwork under a game-changing new building regulation overhaul.
‘I was a meth addict for 25 years’: Homeless charity provider’s incredible backstory
The man behind a service that delivers meals and support for homeless people north of Brisbane shares the personal story that inspired his charity work … and the growing threat he faces every day.
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‘I’ve moved 10 times in a year because I’ve got too many kids’
A mother-of-nine has highlighted a major crisis across Queensland, revealing she has had to move house about 10 times in a year.
‘How ironic’: Latest social housing push leaves vulnerable out in cold
Rural patients and their families travelling to the city for vital healthcare such as brain surgery or transplants are losing discount accommodation, as the apartment blocks have been bought up by the government for the homeless.
Schools’ desperate measures as homeless, drug-addled invade
Queensland schools are bolstering security after a surge in homeless, drug-affected and mentally unwell people trespassing.
‘Critical challenge’: Mind-blowing number that shows Qld is growing too fast
An extraordinary population spike has triggered warnings from experts about Queensland’s ability to keep pace with the growth.
$390m, 490 homes: Qld’s biggest housing project gets green light
Construction on Queensland’s largest social housing project will begin next week after it secured hundreds of millions of dollars in federal, state and private sector funding.
Editor’s view: Greens’ pigheaded politics prolonging housing crisis
It’s an outrage that legislation that could actually help alleviate the country’s housing crisis is being held to ransom for political mileage, writes the editor.
It’s time we end this giant rental myth
The debate over the housing market is nothing new but there is one big myth that needs to be debunked.
The three-word solution to our housing crisis
We need to increase our adoption of modern methods of construction to solve the housing crisis, write Paul Bidwell and Fiona Caniglia.
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