Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics and Paralympics could leave behind a legacy of housing stress and homelessness if action is not taken now, experts have warned.

Worsening housing affordability, displacement of low-income households, and a loss of boarding houses in south-east Queensland are already putting stress on the region, Q Shelter and research partner the Australian Housing Urban Research Institute (AHURI) noted in a new report.

And they feared that increased demand for hotels and short-term accommodation closer to the Games would also exacerbate current housing issues.

Q Shelter chief executive Fiona Caniglia and AHURI’s head of development Dr Tom Alves. Credit: Dominique Tassell

Before the Games, the south-east could expect to see an influx of people employed on construction proje

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