Student bed sectors’ plea for plan after Brisbane boom

Beds and services for 10,000 students emerged across the inner city with 29 applications green-lit with the discounts.

Now, most operators are scrambling to find a solution or clarity after pouring more than $1.5 billion into the construction projects.

“If you won’t let us use this building for what you approved it for … can we at least use it for other purposes, so we don’t have to sack workers?” Mr Carracher said.

“How do I tell a bank that’s funded one of my buildings that’s empty … when the students might be back?”

Student One also answered the call to build with three new CBD towers. Chief executive Tim Weston supported the short-term accommodation stop-gap, but said the sector would then essentially be competing…