Fight to change Australia’s housing barriers

The Gold Coast spinal doctor has been looking for a suitable house to buy for the past year and has not been able to find anything that suits the needs of his wheelchair.“I can’t find any new build homes with the right features and the housing market is so hot right now that properties are already expensive and to modify for a wheelchair would cost another couple of hundred thousands of dollars and this is out of reach for most people,” Dr Palipana, a dedicated disability advocate said.This…



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