‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates

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1. Tue, 8 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World03:25first to report
     ‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates

     Mount Isa city council to auction off first of 24 homes after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services accrues almost $1m in unpaid debts Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A rural Queensland council is auctioning off 24 homes to recover unpaid rates, potentially forcing First Nations families into homelessness. Residents claim they were left in the dark about the debt, which stretches...

2. Thu, 10 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)23:27
     Months-long $1m in unpaid rates saga ends with sale of 33 outback homes

     Properties owned by an Aboriginal housing corporation caught up in an unpaid-rates saga that left dozens of Mount Isa residents facing an uncertain future are sold.