Received

The Queensland premier has promised a state housing summit next month will produce a set of "key actions" to ease the ongoing crisis.

The summit comes almost a year after it was first proposed by social services, charities, local governments, property and employer groups and construction companies.

Round-table talks to plan for the gathering are due to be held on Friday.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the summit will consider land supplies and social housing, but all options are on the table.

"This is a very good first start," she told reporters on Tuesday.

"I want Queenslanders to understand I recognise that this is an issue.

"In a modern economy where we have one of the fastest growths of the economy in the nation, you know, it is a shock to see people living out of their cars or not being housed.

"But this is a big job, and we are going to start this by bringing everyone together this Friday, and then, of course, the housing summit."

Ms Palaszczuk promised the summit would not just be a talk-fest and would result in "key actions" to fix the crisis.

There is a severe shortage of homes in Queensland, with 27,437 households on the waiting list for government housing, and tight private rental vacancy rates.

Ms Palaszczuk said mass migration was putting pressure on housing, with 50,000 people moving to Queensland from interstate this year already..

The premier said federal government plans to increase the intake of international migrants would also increase pressure.

The Queensland Council of Social Services, the Local Government Association of Queensland, the Property Council of Australia, Q Shelter and Master Builders Queensland will take part in Friday's talks.

QCOSS chief executive Aimee McVeigh said next month's summit must result in a tangible plan being drawn up to deliver enough housing for those in need.

She said about 5000 social homes need to be built annually for the next 10 years to keep up with demand.

QCOSS also wants the government's Housing Investment Fund to be expanded, more investment in infrastructure to support housing developments in the regions, and existing housing stock to be repurposed, rebuilt and reused.

"By the 2032 Olympics every Queenslander should have a place they can call home," Ms McVeigh said in a statement.

October's summit has been backed by the state opposition, which said it should set measurable targets on land releases.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli called for the government to release an analysis on the impacts of its new land tax on renters and transparency on delivering infrastructure to open more housing land such as roads, water and sewerage.

"There needs to be targets, there needs to be action, and it needs to happen ASAP," he told reporters.

© AAP 2022

Star Entertainment Group faces severe penalties, including the possible loss of its Sydney casino licence, after a scathing report found it repeatedly breached the law, misled banks and was infiltrated by criminal elements for years.

The report, released on Tuesday after a months-long royal commission-style inquiry by the NSW gaming regulator, found the casino group was unsuitable to hold a licence.

The newly established NSW Independent Casino Commission said it had issued a show cause notice, forcing the casino group to explain within 14 days why it should not face disciplinary action.

Revocation of the casino licence and the issuing of fines are among the options.

"Doing nothing is not an option," Chief Commissioner Philip Crawford told reporters while noting the majority of the 8000 employees "were doing the right thing".

"It's not a question of 'pin the tail on the donkey'. It wasn't one individual who was masterminding the conduct and attitude of the casino," he said.

While some senior managers had since left, Star was still frustrating the regulator's efforts and retained an unwillingness to be adequately transparent, Mr Crawford said.

"The institutional arrogance of this company has been breathtaking and their willingness to take risks in pursuing financial goals has been appalling," he said.

Report author Adam Bell SC found "extremely serious governance, risk management and cultural failures" had occurred in the casino group.

In an "inherently deceptive and unethical process", management circumvented Chinese capital flight laws and misled NAB and a foreign bank by disguising $908 million in gaming withdrawals as hotel expenses between 2013 and 2020.

The board learned of the practices in 2021, and was on notice that they and the banks had potentially been misled by management.

But it was left to the inquiry to uncover the "deeply troubling culture permeating the ranks of senior management" at Star, Mr Bell said.

The inquiry also examined Star's delayed decision to cut ties with junket operator Suncity in late 2021.

The decision came well after Star's regulatory affairs manager misled the gaming authority about Suncity's private gaming room in 2017 and staff identified "serious problems" within the room, including bags of cash appearing to be exchanged in a 'blind spot' for closed-circuit cameras in 2018.

Management was also made aware of a Hong Kong Jockey Club report in 2019 that linked the junket operator to triad crime gangs, "large scale" money laundering and drug trafficking.

"Too often the question which was asked (by management) was 'how can we do this?', rather than 'should we be doing this?'," Mr Bell said.

Breaches of casino law included failing to tell the regulator when $3.7 billion in chips were destroyed in 2020.

However, no adverse findings were made about the board, given they had "little or no" idea of what went on "when no one is watching".

In addition to reviewing Star's licence, Mr Bell recommended all gamblers be forced to use electronic cards and to take breaks from pokies every three hours.

In-house lawyers should receive annual independent training on the definition of legal professional privilege, and employees should be taught to identify conflicts of interest.

The inquiry led to the resignations of managing director Matt Beiker, board chairman John O'Neill, chief financial officer Harry Theodore, chief casino officer Greg Hawkins and chief legal and risk officer Paula Martin.

Star shares entered a trading halt on Monday in anticipation of the report's release.

Its shares closed on Friday at $2.66, nearly 40 per cent lower than this time last year, when the Bell review was called.

© AAP 2022

Star Entertainment Group staked its Sydney casino licence in a high-risk, high-return game where criminals operated with impunity, laws were repeatedly breached and regulators were misled.

Its bluff as a responsible operator now called, Star faces being booted from NSW and fines of up to $100 million.

The NSW Independent Casino Commission says it's considering all possible penalties after a scathing report found Star was, and remains, unsuitable to hold a licence.

"Doing nothing is not an option," the commission's chief Phillip Crawford told reporters on Tuesday.

While noting the majority of the casino's 8000 employees "were doing the right thing", Mr Crawford said senior management's willingness to take risks for financial outcomes over numerous years "has been appalling".

Star allowed "known criminals to operate with impunity and to gamble almost without restraint," he said.

While some senior managers had since left, Star was still frustrating the regulator's efforts and retained an unwillingness to be adequately transparent, Mr Crawford said.

Report author Adam Bell SC found "extremely serious governance, risk management and cultural failures" had occurred in the casino group.

That culture "condoned unethical conduct, prioritised business goals over compliance objectives, courted risk and discouraged bad news," he said.

In an "inherently deceptive and unethical process", management circumvented Chinese capital flight laws and misled NAB and a foreign bank by disguising $908 million in gaming withdrawals as hotel expenses between 2013 and 2020.

The board learned of the practices in 2021, and was on notice that they and the banks had potentially been misled by management.

But it was left to the inquiry to uncover the "deeply troubling culture permeating the ranks of senior management" at Star, Mr Bell said.

The inquiry also examined Star's delayed decision to cut ties with junket operator Suncity in late 2021.

The decision came well after Star's regulatory affairs manager misled the gaming authority about Suncity's private gaming room in 2017, the inquiry report said.

In 2018, staff believed bags of cash could have been exchanged in a 'blind spot' for closed-circuit cameras, according to the inquiry's report.

It also said a report came to light in 2019 linking the junket operator to triad crime gangs, "large scale" money laundering and drug trafficking.

"Too often the question which was asked (by management) was 'how can we do this?', rather than 'should we be doing this?'," Mr Bell said.

Breaches of casino law included failing to tell the regulator when $3.7 billion in chips were destroyed in 2020.

However, no adverse findings were made about the board, given they had "little or no" idea of what went on "when no one is watching".

Hospitality Minister Kevin Anderson said he was outraged by Star's "flagrant disregard for the rules and regulations" and "totally reprehensible" deception of banks, the government and the people.

The NSW Labor opposition offered bipartisan support if legislative changes were required.

In addition to reviewing Star's licence, Mr Bell recommended all gamblers be forced to use electronic cards and to take breaks from pokies every three hours.

Employees should also be taught to identify conflicts of interest.

The inquiry led to the resignations of managing director Matt Bekier, board chairman John O'Neill, chief financial officer Harry Theodore, chief casino officer Greg Hawkins and chief legal and risk officer Paula Martin.

In a statement to the ASX on Tuesday, The Star said it was currently considering the report and the matters raised in a show cause notice issued by the NICC.

A response is required in 14 days.

Shares in the casino operator rose 12 cents to $2.78 after emerging from a trading halt on Tuesday afternoon.

That is about 35 per cent lower than this time last year when the Bell review was called.

© AAP 2022