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Originally Posted by erick
Yes I heard that. Saw a TV program - folks earning >$300,000 into the family could only afford to stay in caravans - couldn't get into property!
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I saw the program too - if it is accurate - then things have gotten very much worse than it was when I was there with my family in 1999-2000.
Considering the DRI plant is closed now , and so over 1000 workers (a lot of them were FIFO and shorttermers) have disappeared from Hedland , I can't seen how .
The people who were interviewed were all itinerants .... they think the place is a **** hole and behave accordingly .... I know BHPer who live and work there and they give a different story.
But then look at the Bowen Valley , Mt Isa, Mackay, Townsville, and other towns who have big involvements in the resource industries - the lack of housing unless you are Company person , is a problem there too.