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Nick Gibbs

Uni dorm housing plan ditched in favour of private buys

The Qld government has signed contracts to buy 64 properties for social housing, says Steven Miles. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The Queensland government has joined prospective homebuyers on the private market after ditching a plan to convert disused university beds into emergency accommodation.

Getting the Griffith University campus beds up to scratch will be too costly, and it's better value to buy existing homes and apartments, Deputy Premier Steven Miles told parliament.

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