‘Pigs will fly’: Qld’s monster housing plan savaged
More than 34,000 homes will need to be built each year across Queensland’s South East as part of an ambitious plan – but not everyone is happy. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
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Greens-forced double dissolution election could be what we need
It could turn out to be very helpful if the Prime Minister opts for a double dissolution election – it would effectively mean we get a referendum on housing, writes Robert Schwarten.
Greens must work with the government on housing crisis
If the Greens want to be taken seriously as a political force, they will have to come to the table to help fix the housing crisis, writes the editor.
Young, working and homeless on Hastings St: Shock reality of housing crisis
In bushland walking distance from luxury Noosa boutiques a young cleaner is sleeping in a swag, as new figures reveal a shock rise to the “working homeless”.
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Eviction fears: Phone call more than 8000 renters are dreading
They are age pensioners, carers, single mothers and students – meet the Queenslanders fearing eviction as a key rent support scheme winds down. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Deputy Premier to force SEQ council to build more houses
The State Government is poised to officially force a South East Queensland council to overhaul its lagging housing strategy.
‘Added pressure’: Premier reveals new housing crisis pain point
Annastacia Palaszczuk has given more details on a landmark summit to tackle Queensland’s housing crisis, while admitting a new plan by the federal government will add more pressure to the already limited availability.
Housing crisis needs more than just talk
Finally, a summit has been called to address Queensland’s dire housing situation. The challenge for the government now is to ensure this is not just another talkfest, writes the editor.
‘Do something, anything’: Desperate couple’s plea ahead of summit
Logan couple Xander and Trinda have been sleeping rough since 2019 and fear they will never be able to find a place to call home, despite having the money for rent.
Emergency tents flown in as shock ‘new cohort’ of homeless crisis emerges
Working Queenslanders are being forced into homelessness despite earning a steady income, with the dire wave of those squeezed on to the streets described as the “new cohort” of Queensland’s homeless.
Qld housing crisis: Where overcrowding is at ‘critical levels’
The state’s local government body has warned overcrowding has hit “critical levels” in Indigenous communities, as a Queensland mayor says locals in his community are being forced to move elsewhere.
‘We’ll have more to say’: Premier resists push for housing crisis summit
As a Courier-Mail series shines a light on Queensland’s housing crisis, the Premier is resisting calls to hold a summit on the issue.
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