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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly and Andrew Messenger

‘They’ve taken all my stuff’: councils across Australia threaten homeless people with fines and confiscation of belongings

Tamika Jamieson lives in a park immediately next to a new multimillion-dollar homeless hub, funded by Moreton Bay council.
Tamika Jamieson lives in a park immediately next to a new multimillion-dollar homeless hub, funded by Moreton Bay council. Photograph: Andrew Messenger/The Guardian

Queensland woman Tamika Jamieson lives in fear of being moved on … again.

“They’ve taken all my stuff, all my belongings, everything off me five times,” she says.

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