Mortgages costing Brisbane homeowners 41pc of income
Mortgage holders are paying $260,000 more for a house than they were five years ago, while the cost of renting has jumped $175 a week over the same period, new figures show.
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‘Ticks all the boxes’: Sport clubs could be key to housing crisis
With Brisbane lagging behind other capitals in providing affordable housing, experts say the city needs to look at interstate examples of unlocking prime sporting-club land.
Revealed: Latest homeless hotel to be bought by the state
A former Brisbane hotel is the latest big-ticket purchase by the state government for long-term homeless accommodation.
‘Toilet paper between neighbours’: Mayor slams state’s ‘sardine city’ housing push
One of Queensland’s fastest-growing regions would be turned into a ‘sardine city’ where one house could soon become three under a state-imposed housing strategy, a mayor has warned. HAVE YOUR SAY IN OUR POLL
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Shooting up in showers, young kids wandering, families in tents: Homeless crisis hits hard
People living rough say the Queensland’s homelessness crisis is getting worse, with confronting scenes across the state and children as young as six children roaming the streets.
‘All levels need to step up’: Pressure mounts for housing help
As the Treasurer says only the Premier can convene a summit to combat the housing crisis, he has urged all levels of government to step up.
Revealed: Biggest reason for Qld’s dire housing shortage
As desperate Queenslanders are forced to sleep in cars or pay over the odds for a place to live, the fundamental reason for the state’s housing crisis is clear, leading industry experts and advocates say.
Act now: Housing crisis puts Qld families at breaking point
Queensland’s housing crisis has been allowed to spiral out of control. The Premier must take immediate action to address it before it gets worse, writes The Editor.
‘Sitting ducks’: Faces of Queensland’s housing crunch
These are the faces of the state’s housing crisis, as Queensland families and women are forced to sleep in tents, cars and streets.
Queensland’s No. 1 crisis: ‘What will you do to fix it Premier?’
The Courier-Mail’s new series Hitting Home reveals the Premier is under pressure to hold an emergency summit to solve Queensland’s housing crisis.
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