Calls for 50,000 new social houses in Queensland before 2032 Olympics
by Ben Smee from World news | The Guardian on (#63PME)
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces 200 new crisis accommodation units as prelude to upcoming housing summit
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Social services organisations have welcomed the Queensland government's moves to source urgent crisis accommodation for a growing number of homeless people, but warn that only long-term measures can ultimately fix the state's housing crisis.
The state's premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, on Friday chaired a roundtable with housing industry groups, local government and the social services sector. The meeting was a prelude to a housing summit next month.
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