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'We can do better': Bid to avoid post-2032 homelessness

Brisbane will have a homelessness crisis after the 2032 Olympic Games if the next Queensland government doesn't address an existing social housing shortage.

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Granny flat fever: the pros and cons of living in a ‘second dwelling’

They can offer a lifeline and increase the supply of homes, but can granny flats really solve Australia’s housing crisis?

The Guardian - AU

Queensland bid to limit rental hikes to once a year ‘will not stop price gouging’

Tenants and social organisations say proposed change don’t go far enough to addressing housing stress

The Guardian - AU

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To Airbnb or not to Airbnb: is it ethical to rent property to holidaymakers during a housing crisis?

It’s a question individual owners in Australia are asking themselves – but one that may be better directed to governments and corporates

The Guardian - AU

Homeless women say Queensland's housing summit must consider real solutions to crisis as families grow desperate

Two Brisbane women reveal their harrowing experiences living under a bridge in the inner-city ahead of the state government's housing summit to address the crisis.

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Queensland housing minister urges compassion after ‘appalling’ call to raise rents by 20%

Leeanne Enoch says email sent to landlords by Brisbane agent comes amid ‘unprecedented pressures’ on market

The Guardian - AU

Airbnb landlords to pay tens of thousands of dollars under proposed Queensland levy

Greens bill will see investors pay 5% levy on all residential property left vacant for more than six months

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Redland Mayor and state government at odds over housing plan

Queensland's Deputy Premier takes the extraordinary step of taking charge of a south-east Queensland council's housing strategy after it failed to update its plan, which is more than 10 years old.

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Unfinished Brisbane quarantine hub no ‘quick fix’ for domestic violence crisis housing, critics say

Community groups welcome ‘all options’ but question whether public health facilities are ‘fit for purpose’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Audit Office highlights lack of modelling to address rising social housing demand

An audit office report finds Queensland Housing Department has no model to predict future demand on the state's social housing register, and that plans to build more than 6,000 new dwellings will be nowhere near enough to meet demand.

ABC News

Brisbane to charge Airbnb hosts higher council rates to tackle housing availability

Landlords who rent out their entire property for longer than 60 days a year will pay 50% more in rates from July

The Guardian - AU

‘Situation is urgent’: treat housing crisis like a natural disaster, Queensland government told

Advocates call for a leaders’ meeting to coordinate support for people displaced by floods, pandemic and soaring house prices

The Guardian - AU

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