Tonight I watched a Current Affairs show telling the story of how tough many people are doing it. They are living in shipping containers, derelict caravans, the back of their cars; one step away from living on the street.

Not all these people are 'losers'  far from it, many are intelligent everyday people on the end of ill fortune.

I have always said as a Cop we are all one step away from disaster and living exactly like these poor souls are doing.

I ponder now, how far would the 12 billion dollars spent by Labor on illegal boat people, have gone to relieve our own citizens who are a sideshow, apparently no Government here gives a flying sh.t about.

You see its just not freaking newsworthy enough.

Shipping containers make great accommodation.  You should goggle shipping container houses, some of them would be better than what you call home.

Never mind, Red, Tony'll stop the boats. Then the weather will improve, the beer will taste better and stairs won't be as steep as they used to be.

Heaven awaits, have faith, my friend.

MOTR wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 10:18am:




probably since psycho said he would house 50.000 of them way back in 2007

I am proud of the fact that, since 2007, the government has invested an unprecedented $26 billion into housing and homelessness services. This includes $5.6 billion towards the Social Housing Initiative, which included building 19,600 new homes and repairing 80,000 existing units of social housing—that makes a huge difference out there in the community; $4.3 billion went towards the National Rental Affordability Scheme, NRAS, which is delivering 50,000 new affordable rental homes; and $450 million through the Housing Affordability Fund reduces the cost for new homebuyers by helping councils and developers with the costs of roads, cabling, sewerage and other infrastructure. Also, in my electorate we have contributed to the construction of Common Ground. These now exist in each major city in Australia. In Brisbane, a $40 million-facility, funded primarily by the Commonwealth, now accommodates rough sleepers—some 140 units in all. This has been a good development.

One sad thing, though, is the future of the Queensland Tenant Advise and Advocacy Service, which supports about 80,000 people each year. Unfortunately, the Liberal-National Party government in Queensland has abolished funding for the future of this terrific service. I would really ask them to reconsider that. It performs a valuable function for all the homeless in Queensland.