Brisbane Zero | knowing each homeless person by name.
Brisbane Zero aims to dispel the idea that homelessness is entrenched and unsolvable. They argue...
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Tag: affordable housing
QCOSS seeks to make housing and homelessness a key priority for Election 2022.
The COVID pandemic and recent floods have exposed critical social issues associated with the under...
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Lord Mayor calls for social and affordable guarantee for new Gabba Station precinct.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has today called on the State Government to ensure 30 per cent of the...
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Councillor Sri reflects on 2021
I recently sat down with Gabba Ward Councillor Jonathan Sri to talk about his view of the highs...
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Social housing deficit needs national plan.
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) says that new analysis shows 50,301 people are on...
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The battle for Riviera: What is happening at 5 Dudley Street?
Free food gardening collective, Growing Forward is planning a rally in Bunyapa Park on Saturday 28...
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‘Invisible homeless deaths’: An estimated 90 rough sleepers died in Queensland last year.
Micah Projects CEO Karyn Walsh talked with The Westender yesterday about new research by the...
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Daggy Jumper Day helping young people with nowhere to go
UPDATE Daggy Jumper day has been postponed until Wednesday 25 August. Brisbane Youth Service is...
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Rental advocacy groups slam new rental reform legislation
In November 2019, the State Government released its regulatory impact statement outlining...
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Housing crisis billboards launched across Queensland
Billboards have gone live with the Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS) Town of Nowhere...
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“The sparks of solidarity in our community give me hope”: Amy MacMahon reflects on the year that was and on her hopes for 2021
We asked our local Federal, State and Council representatives to reflect on the year that was, and...
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The Gabba Votes: What are the issues that will get your vote?
2016 Election In 2016, following the retirement of long-time Labor Councillor, Helen Abrahams,...
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