They’ve taken all my stuff’: councils across Australia threaten homeless people with fines and confiscation of belongings (www.theguardian.com)

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As homelessness surges, councils have been thrust to the frontline of managing the crisis

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[-] HobbitFoot 1 points 1 day ago

Most people who participate in local government are property owners who are afraid of their property prices going down. A large visible homeless population is seen as bad for property prices.

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