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‘Harrowing’ footage sparks calls for Queensland government to remove children from police watch houses

Exclusive: Labor MP Jonty Bush among those speaking out about state’s youth justice policies after Guardian Australia investigation

The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2024

Brisvegas is second most expensive after Emerald City

Brisbane is now the second most expensive city to buy a house, leapfrogging the nation's capital Canberra to sit behind Sydney for the first time since 1997.

AAP · Jun 2, 2024

Govt under fire with kids 'suffering' in watch houses

Advocates say children are suffering in Queensland watch houses and a state government Youth Justice Act tweak will only make the problem worse.

AAP · May 3, 2024

Toowoomba carer in housing stress faces uncertain future despite federal budget welfare boost

Toowoomba's Petrina Haworth is finding it impossible secure a new rental home for herself and her 25-year-old daughter, who requires care, to the point she has filled a notebook with her list of rental inspections.

ABC News · May 14, 2023

Groups fear landlords may use loophole to bypass Queensland’s new once-a-year rent-rise law

QCOSS and other tenant advocacy groups support the new rental measures but urge landlords to do the right thing, saying there is still ‘more work to do’ around housing reform

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

Queensland renters facing the prospect of giving up groceries to keep a roof over their heads

In a few months, the rent for Stacey Paul's Brisbane home — where she has lived for 10 years — will increase by $250 a week. And despite the financial stress, she does not dare leave.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Rent caps on the table as Queensland confronts housing crisis

Families are at the heart of Queensland's housing crisis as a new report shows the scale of the problem.

The New Daily · Mar 20, 2023

Homelessness up 22 per cent in Queensland, almost three times the national increase

Hasel Liu is a single father, and one of the thousands of faces of Queensland's drastically deteriorating homelessness crisis.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

Surging Qld rents sapping living standards

Thousands of Queensland households are spending more than a third of their income on rent and are unable to meet basic living standards, a new report suggests.

AAP · Dec 19, 2022

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

Single dad Nate Carkeet can no longer afford the petrol to take his son to the beach, with a new report revealing some Queensland families are losing more than $10,000 a year trying to maintain a basic standard of living.

ABC News · Dec 18, 2022