prompting the forced sale of properties in Mount Isa. More than a dozen families in Mount Isa are at risk of homelessness after the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services failed to pay almost $1 million in overdue council rates. Among those affected is resident Kerry Major, a grandmother who says she has lived for years in substandard conditions, including a home without working hot water, leaking taps and damaged flyscreens. Despite these issues, she considers herself fortunate to have accommodation in a town where rental vacancies are virtually nonexistent. The unpaid debts have led to plans for the sale of multiple properties owned by the corporation, raising fears that tenants will have nowhere to go. Major says she is preparing to live in the bush if evicted. The situation has highlighted the severe housing shortage in Mount Isa and the vulnerability of low-income Indigenous families who depend on community housing providers for stable accommodation.