Annastacia Palaszczuk went on to dismiss new polling as the work of “LNP operatives”,saying election day – still some 16 months away – was the only poll that mattered.Credit:Matt Dennien
The state government held an“urgent” roundtable meeting in September and a summitthe following month before a further roundtablein March,as interest rates climbed and rentals hit recordcosts andscarcity.
Domain’s June 2023 Rental Report,released on Thursday,again detailed record high median prices for Brisbane after a further acceleration of house rents as units recorded the fastest annual rise in the city’s history.
While the government,opposition,property sector and some economists have singled out new housing supply as the key fix,other economists,the Greens,academics and tenant advocates have saidmore needs to be donein the shorter-term for the nearly 36 per cent of the state who rent.
“We’re doing everything we can to obviouslyhelp renters right now with reforms that protect their rights,but also get the balance right,” Scanlon said alongside Palaszczuk as they announced the $5.3 million purchase of a 23-room Brisbane hotel for emergency housing.
Despite asouring of her popularity,Palaszczuk went on to dismiss new polling as the work of “LNP operatives” and said she remained the best person to lead the state Labor team she has helmed for more than 11 years to contest itsthird election from government in October next year.
The poll,conducted for theAustralian Financial Reviewby Freshwater Strategy,shows two-party preferred support for Labor slipped to 48 per cent,leaving the LNP with 52 per cent,on a 3.5 per cent margin of error.