‘Dry season’ no respite for rough sleepers as homeless services in Cairns inundated with pleas for help

Abstract

Winter is traditionally “dry season” in far north Queensland but this year it feels like the rain never stops falling. Especially for people who don’t have a roof over their head.

Homelessness levels ‘worst we’ve seen’: The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported a 5.2 per cent increase in homelessness nationally between 2016 and 2021, with more than 122,000 people sleeping rough experiencing homelessness.

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