'Bold' call to break into Brisbane’s empty buildings to house homeless

Greens councillor calls for civil disobedience campaign to establish crisis accommodation in vacant government properties

Advocates for Brisbane’s growing homeless population, led by a city councillor, have pledged support for a civil disobedience campaign to break into disused public buildings and establish crisis accommodation.

On Thursday the Queensland government started placing large boulders under the Kurilpa bridge to stop rough sleepers returning. Until a few months ago the sheltered spot on the south side of the Brisbane river had been a popular homeless camp.

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