Brisbane mayor shuts down homeless camps
- The Brisbane City Council has given homeless people 24 hours to pack up their tents and leave, enforcing local laws with potential fines reaching $8,065 for noncompliance.
- Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner expressed concern about people living permanently in parks, saying, "I do not want to see people living permanently in parks when there's accommodation available."
- Housing costs in the Northern Rivers are high, which has led to an increase in rough sleepers, with Sally Latter from the Northern Rivers Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service stating, "housing costs are high in the region compared to the average cost of housing in New South Wales.
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We have to draw a line in the sand: NSW government talks tough on Lismore squatters after the cyclone
Squatters living in formerly vacant, water-damaged homes in the New South Wales northern rivers region have vowed to stay despite the state's premier pledging to demolish the properties. Authorities say locals have expressed concerns about their presence - but the squatters say they have no other options in the middle of an already existing housing affordability crisis.
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