I rarely come into the city center this early, 7.30 am. Circumstances dictated that I did this morning.
In the 400 meters from the Bus Port to this coffee shop I counted 11 vagrants sleeping in shop alcoves.
Australia has twice as many homeless, per capita than the US. (Aus 48 per 10,000, US 23 per 10,000)
UK figures are 56 homeless per 10,000
I have written often about the inequality of Australia, and though we are looked on as a “Rich” Country, only a few are up there in the comfortable level.
The rest? Totally ignored and shunned by society
I do sometimes see a few sleeping bags in our open ended shopping centre, but they are often moved on. Don’t see more evidence of it, as in London where I moved from.
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It is soul destroying being rejected by society.
Not even worthy of a glance or a smile.
I know, I was homeless for a time.