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Rough sleepers in fear as they await response to Wagga housing crisis
Key takeaways
- Many people have been living at a free camping spot in Wagga Wagga for several months.
- NSW Minister for Homelessness Rose Jackson visited Wagga Wagga today to discuss the city's housing crisis with stakeholders, after a newborn died during birth at a makeshift camp.
- Many of those sleeping rough fear what will happen to them if and when an emergency task force set up to move them on will spring into action.
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Many people have been living at a free camping spot in Wagga Wagga for several months. (ABC Riverina: Lauren Pezet)
NSW Minister for Homelessness Rose Jackson visited Wagga Wagga today to discuss the city's housing crisis with stakeholders, after a newborn died during birth at a makeshift camp.
Many of those sleeping rough fear what will happen to them if and when an emergency task force set up to move them on will spring into action.
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