Residents of Seisia, a coastal town of about 300 people on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, are struggling to find affordable homes that can withstand a changing climate, SBS News reports.
Rebecca Williams, 35, a full-time environmental worker, has spent three months living in a family storage yard with no power or toilet, sleeping in a swag beside a busy highway. She says she has been waiting more than 11 years for a rental.
The community has faced a housing shortage for over a decade, driven by limited supply, high building costs and overcrowding, while rising sea levels threaten existing homes. Most residents rely on government-funded housing, managed locally by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council, and long waiting lists are pushing some people to consider leaving their ancestral land.
Source: SBS News