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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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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.