John MacKenzie chats with Sally Watson, Executive Officer SHAC (Shelter Housing Action Cairns), about the housing crisis facing many FNQ residents.

Mornings with John Mackenzie

John MacKenzie chats with Sally Watson, Executive Officer SHAC (Shelter Housing Action Cairns), about the housing crisis facing many FNQ residents.
The latest statistics show an alarming number of Queenslanders are either homeless, living in overcrowded conditions, or spending over 30 percent of their income on a rental property.
Cairns stands at nearly 9 percent of its population, or 8800 households, that are experiencing housing unaffordability.