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Rising cost of living forcing Queensland families into debt, QCOSS report finds

Nate Carkeet's eight-year-old son loves going to the beach, but the single dad can no longer afford to drive him from Brisbane to the coast.

Rising fuel and grocery prices and a rent increase have affected the west-Brisbane father, and there are nights where he goes to sleep hungry just to make sure his son has a full belly.

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