Evicted: Martin Place homeless camp forced out of Sydney’s financial heart

A homeless camp in the financial heart of Sydney’s CBD has been kicked out by authorities who described them as a “public nuisance”.
Bedding, clothing and blankets were all that remained in the northeastern Martin Place camp after police and City of Sydney council workers this morning moved in to evict dozens of people who have been living there for months. But it wasn’t long until the items were also removed.
Tensions arose as a City of Sydney representative walked through the thoroughfare and handed out letters to the homeless that described the camp as a “public nuisance”.
“The accumulation of items in Martin Place, including a barbecue, gas bottles, tents, food and other items has been determined to be a public nuisance as it materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of other users of Martin Place,” the letter from city operations director David Riordanto read.’
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