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Lloyd Jones

Protesters demand homeless shelter remains open

Hundreds of people rallied in Darwin to demand a homeless shelter not close as planned. (Lloyd Jones/AAP PHOTOS)

Protesters have let fly at a territory government's plans to shut down a city homeless shelter and move vulnerable residents 100km away to an outback town.

About 300 protesters rallied outside the Australian Homelessness Conference at the Darwin Convention Centre on Wednesday to demand the YiSSA short-stay accommodation centre not close as planned on Sunday.

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