In Queensland’s ‘feeding frenzy’ housing market, renters are paying the price

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As the Labor government moves to ban rent bidding, tenants’ advocates say more is needed to address the housing crisis

Queensland renter Anne Dirks has spent three months struggling to find a new home.

Brisbane last month surpassed Melbourne as Australia’s third-most expensive city, now just behind Canberra and Sydney. She said it has been a hard search, and she has been turned back several times.

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