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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

‘There’s no escaping this crisis’: Queensland family of five struggle to find a stable rental

Rebecca Brown Queensland David Kelly Octavia
Rebecca Brown with her husband, Nick, and baby Nashton, 18-month-old Taitum and three-year-old Octavia at their Walloon home
Rebecca Brown with her husband, Nick, and baby Nashton, 18-month-old Taitum and three-year-old Octavia at their Walloon home, which they finally secured after applying for 38 rental properties. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

Rebecca Brown had only just made it home from hospital with her newborn baby after a complicated birth, when she was given an eviction notice from their long-term rental in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley.

Brown, her partner Nickolas, three-year-old daughter Octavia, one-year-old Taitum and baby Nashton endured 38 rejections before finding a property 60km away, in Walloon. Now, they’re facing the prospect of being forced out of home for a second time.

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