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GovernmentThe Mamdani administration stopped automatically sending police officers to investigate 311 complaints about homeless encampments this week, shifting the initial response to homeless outreach workers.
2026-10-11 07:54:30 · Contributor profile
GovernmentLegal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story
2026-10-11 05:01:28 · Contributor profile
Housing CrisisReverend Bill Crews says he has never seen Sydney's homelessness crisis worse than it is today. On any given day between 60 and 100 people line the street for his foundation's food truck in Woolloomooloo, with some travelling from as far away as Blacktown, he said.
2026-10-10 22:58:30 · Contributor profile
EncampmentsWagga Wagga City Council has warned homeless people at a campground near the CBD they could be fined $1,100 if they do not move on. Advocates for the homeless community say this approach might move the problem, but it will not fix it. The council says people engaging with support services are unlikely to be the subject of compliance action.
2026-10-10 22:39:11 · Contributor profile
EncampmentsDozens of homeless people are given less than a week to move from a makeshift camp at Memorial Drive in Perth's south. The state government has ordered "unauthorised campers", some of whom have been staying for months, to move by September 22. Campers told the ABC they had nowhere to go amid the "unrealistic" cost of rent, and many in the camp were vulnerable.
2026-10-10 22:29:09 · Contributor profile
One Paycheque from Homelessness: The Housing Crisis Confronting NSW
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