Homelessness has nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with the 500,000 immigrants that landed here in the last year. Likely more per capita than the massive flood of immigrants into the USA and with another 700,000 Chinese forecast to land here in the next two years.
Combined with high inflation and the economic downturn caused by global lockdown polices, one would naturally expect a continuing rise in homelessness, regardless of any homeless shelters built in the centre of town.
The greatest environmental threat to Australia is not coal mining or gas fracking, it is without a doubt, fire ants; say goodbye to picnics.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
