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Welcome to Tent City, the underside of WA's coronavirus success story

Welcome to Tent City, the underside of WA's coronavirus success story

The thin walls of Neville Riley’s makeshift tent do little to block the constant sound of passing cars and trains. And if he was living in a different city when COVID-19 hit Australia, chances are Neville would have been given emergency accommodation months ago. This week, Alex Mann investigates whether a historic opportunity to address homelessness in Western Australia has been lost.

Background Briefing · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

October 24, 202033m 38s

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Show Notes

The thin walls of Neville Riley’s makeshift tent do little to block the constant sound of passing cars and trains.

And if he was living in a different city when COVID-19 hit Australia, chances are Neville would have been given emergency accommodation months ago.

This week, Alex Mann investigates whether a historic opportunity to address homelessness in Western Australia has been lost.

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