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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

‘Take them to Byron’: Gold Coast glitter strip cracks down on people living on the streets

Sally-Anne Driver, 45, is homeless and living on the streets of Southport on the Gold Coast
Sally-Anne Driver, 45, is homeless and living on the streets of Southport on the Gold Coast, Australia. Photograph: Jason O'Brien/The Guardian

Ten weeks ago, Peter Watson fell off a wall. He shattered one of his feet and broke the other. Tonight he will sleep rough, with his wheelchair and moon boots, a short distance from Queensland’s glitzy Gold Coast tourist strip.

“It’s agony all day, most days. Doesn’t make it easy being in a wheelchair and living on the streets at the same time,” he said.

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