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Evening News: Assistant Housing Minister wants to put 'positive spin' on homelessness

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The federal Assistant Housing Minister Luke Howarth has tried to downplay the extent of homelessness as lord mayors meet to discuss what they call a crisis.


Assistant Housing Minister Luke Howarth says he wants to put a "positive spin" on homelessness, downplaying the demands of lord mayors who have labelled the issue a crisis in capital cities.

The Queensland MP who was recently promoted to the role, said the more than 116,000 homeless people made up just 0.5 per cent of Australia's population.

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