What responsibilities should developers have?

“Within the Gabba Ward, a lot of difficulties experienced by residents and businesses in newer flood-affected buildings were directly attributable to decisions made by the property developers and construction companies who profited from those developments. A common sentiment among residents I’ve spoken to is that developers made all the money from building on the floodplain, but it’s residents and commercial tenants who actually have to clean up the mess and grapple with the ongoing implications, such as rising insurance costs.”

Jonathan Sriranganathan (2022) Flood Inquiry Submission

Image: Duncan Street, West End, 2022. Credit: Alexander Cimbal.