Qld Budget estimates: Housing crisis, child safety and path to treaty
Taxpayers forked out about $340 million in the last financial year to repair damaged social housing properties in Queensland as images of a destroyed home were allegedly leaked by a whistleblower.
Taxpayers forked out about $340 million in the last financial year to repair damaged social housing properties in Queensland as images of a destroyed home were allegedly leaked by a whistleblower.
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Originally published as Qld Budget estimates: Housing crisis, child safety and path to treaty
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