Advocates call for a leaders’ meeting to coordinate support for people displaced by floods, pandemic and soaring house prices
Brisbane houses engulfed by flood waters in February. Advocates have called on the Queensland government to invest billions in new housing stock.Brisbane houses engulfed by flood waters in February. Advocates have called on the Queensland government to invest billions in new housing stock.government should respond to the deepening housing crisis as it would a natural disaster and invest billions in new housing stock, advocates say.
“The situation is urgent and needs to be treated similarly to a significant natural disaster, with joined-up responses involving government, the not-for-profit sector and private sector,” Caniglia said. These proposed actions resonate with Sam* and Jackie*, a young family who were left homeless, saw their businesses destroyed and had a baby all in the space of a few short weeks.
Sam said it makes him sick to think about it, but tallies all the young family’s losses somewhere around half a million dollars.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
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