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Homelessness now 'status quo' for low-income Queenslanders, as Brisbane records highest rent, energy hikes (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 9 months ago by trk@aussie.zone to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

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Brisbane is leading the country in the cost-of-living crisis with the highest rent, energy, health and insurance price hikes in the past year, according to a report by the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS).

Woo, Brisbane number 1 !

.... oh, wait :(

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[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago

And I don't know how to fix it.

Insurance is going to keep going up with more and more natural disasters, either directly or indirectly caused by climate change.

Housing, not enough to go around? Social housing investment? Tax empty dwellings? Rent freezes and or caps?

Energy for home owners can be offset, albeit with a large upfront cost, solar and battery. Renters though? Queensland plan for renewable energy grid might help, but how far off is that? Can the government even take ownership of the grid?

Health. This one annoys me. From my understanding, the Liberals effectively froze the price of Medicare rebates, causing more and more doctors to go mixed billing or no bulk billing at all. People unable to afford this, go to hospital emergency rooms, clogging them up for people that really need. But I can't blame them, cause what else can they do?

This is just me ranting. Some or all of this might not be true, so take with a grain of salt.