Yarrabah residents plead for action on overcrowding in Indigenous community’s housing

On Cairns’ doorstep, palm trees skirt around small coves and beachfront homes sell for millions.

A short drive away, over a very steep hill, Joanne Fourmile sleeps on a block of foam on the floor behind her cousin’s living room sofa.

The 41-year-old shares a three-bedroom home in Yarrabah with…