
Don't punt on quick end to housing crisis as Cup day rate hikes likely
The four-month reprieve from interest rate hikes is likely to end next week with the Reserve Bank board expected to increase interest rates by 0.25 per cent.
The four-month reprieve from interest rate hikes is likely to end next week with the Reserve Bank board expected to increase interest rates by 0.25 per cent.
The number of Australians needing emergency accommodation or living on the streets and in cars is surging, with governments being urged to act to help cut homelessness rates.
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The leader of the Salvation Army in Queensland says the need for his organisation’s help has never been greater as battle plans are drawn to fatten the war chest in the fight against poverty.
The numbers of young people experiencing homelessness – some as young as 12 – are exploding in Queensland. Long term solutions are urgently needed, writes Pam Barker
While Brisbane is being lauded as one of the world’s best places to visit, a parallel universe exists less than a kilometre from State Parliament and the government’s shiny “Tower of Power”. What’s more, it’s being played out in the shadow of half-empty high-rise apartment towers. Rebecca Levingston meets those most affected:
Queensland is at the centre of ballooning rental inflation in Australia and the state’s social housing wait list is a poor indicator on the scale of the problem, a new report shows.