Think this has slipped under the radar for a long time. I dont know how you shut the gate in terms of housing affordablity and employment and so on, yet its a good thing to see BK at least giving it a go anyway to raise awareness of what is happening and to try and convince the Federal Government to do something about it. Extending the reach of Lifeline to these areas via a 1800 number would not be a bad start IMO.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stor ... 334257.htm