Aussie Council Criticised for Playing ‘Hot Potato’ Repeatedly to Deter Homeless People

The method has been criticised as “hideously cruel” and ineffective.
Aussie Council Criticised for Playing ‘Hot Potato’ Repeatedly to Deter Homeless People
Emma Watkins, Lachlan Gillespie and Simon Pryce of The Wiggles perform on stage during a live-streaming event at the Sydney Opera House on June 13, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Famous children’s music group The Wiggles has criticised a council in Western Australia (WA) for playing one of their songs repeatedly to deter homeless people from congregating.

Graham Bricknell Memorial Music Shell, a waterfront bandstand near the centre of the city of Bunbury in the state’s south-west, has doubled as a shelter for the homeless for about a decade.

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