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Laine Clark and Savannah Meacham

Anger as centre goes to police training, not housing

The Australian Federal Police will take over an unused Queensland quarantine facility for training. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

An empty Queensland quarantine facility will not be used for crisis accommodation, sparking a backlash against the federal government.

The Brisbane lord mayor has slammed the Commonwealth for opting to instead convert the 500-bed centre into a police training facility, calling it a "bitter blow" in the fight against homelessness.

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