• The councils criminalising homelessness during Cyclone Alfred

  • Mar 6 2025
  • Length: 13 mins
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The councils criminalising homelessness during Cyclone Alfred

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  • Charities and community leaders are raising the alarm, accusing Australian councils of criminalising homelessness, effectively making it illegal.

    Councils in Queensland and Victoria have been under scrutiny for planning to slap thousands of dollars' worth of fines on people experiencing homelessness in a bid to lower crime and move people along.

    This has sparked an open letter from a community group in Moreton Bay, calling on all levels of government, saying the move is both an emergency and a violation of human rights.

    In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith is joined by Beau Haywood, Nourish Street Inc founder, who faced a 25-year addiction battle and a journey through homelessness to get his take on if councils and governments are in the wrong.

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