Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme changes announced last week could be the “final nail in the coffin” for many small Australian farmer operations, while facilitating the growth of larger businesses able to absorb the program’s new wage guarantee arrangements. That’s according to leading horticulture expert Matt Palise, the managing director of Red Rich Fruits, a […]
The Queensland Government will double the size of its Housing Investment Fund by injecting $130 million each year into the state’s housing sector. The Queensland Housing Summit hosted in Brisbane on Thursday welcomed government, private and public sector stakeholders to discuss the housing crisis facing the state. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the government would be […]
This Queensland community organisation is tackling homelessness with Japanese-style “pod” housing. Founded by Helen Youngberry in 2018 and developed over three years, the Goodna Street Life sleeping pods are designed to provide temporary crisis housing for people and families facing homelessness. Each pod is slightly bigger than a single size mattress, made of aluminium and […]