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Rudi Maxwell

Advocates slam politicians for failure on homelessness

The number of Indigenous people estimated to be experiencing homelessness increased between 2016-21. (/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Indigenous advocates are calling on politicians to stop playing games with housing.

As the national homelessness crisis continues to bite, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data from the 2021 Census estimating more than one in five people experiencing homelessness identifies as Indigenous.

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