Article 741NF Homeless people camping in Queensland park ‘not treated as humans’ during council evictions, court finds

Homeless people camping in Queensland park ‘not treated as humans’ during council evictions, court finds

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Andrew Messenger
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Moreton Bay council's clearing of tent city breached human rights, supreme court rules

Homeless people living in tents in a park were not treated as humans" while being evicted by a Queensland council, with the supreme court ruling it an unlawful breach of human rights.

A group of residents who had been living in a park off Goodfellows Road, Kallangur, challenged eviction notices issued against them by the City of Moreton Bay last year.

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