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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Tory Shepherd

Rough sleepers are in public, but the public look away. This Adelaide program could provide an answer

Salvation Army Assertive Outreach case managers Yun Ho (left) and Connie Mukono check in on rough sleepers around the parklands in Adelaide
Salvation Army Assertive Outreach case managers Yun Ho (left) and Connie Mukono check in on rough sleepers around the parklands in Adelaide, where Street Connect is helping homeless people. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/The Guardian

On a cold, bright autumn morning in the Adelaide parklands, curious dogs and mostly incurious humans pass by tents half-hidden in bushes.

After Bikram Lama – the “birdman” of Sydney – died last year, thousands of people streamed past his body, oblivious.

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