Good Evening. This is ABC News. I'm Jefferson Dufflecoat.

Our main story tonight deals with the continuing homeless tent cities that are popping up in Australia's major cities. Tent Cities have now sprung up in Treasury Gardens in Melbourne as well as Hyde Park in Sydney in addition to growing tent cities in Adelaide and Canberra. In Canberra, where the sit in by homeless asking for a meeting with the Prime Minister or the Minister for Housing began, the number of tents continues to multiply, it is estimated now that over 100 homeless and rough sleepers occupy the Seguna Community Park, just outside the grounds of Parliament House and while the protest so far has been peaceful, some people are beginning to express concern at the large crowd of homeless in the park.

The spokesman for the Canberra group, Daniel Logan told ABC News that the group continues to believe in peaceful protest and that they will not begin any violence against anyone, but would defend themselves if people other than the police were to try and aggressively move them on. Mr. Logan spoke highly of the Minister for Housings statement on the tent cities and homeless people but also expressed frustration at a lack of substantial policy to improve the plight of homeless people.

Mr. Logan's comments echo those of the Socialist Alliance who in a press release called on the government to "use this chance to implement bold and needed reforms to get Australia out of this crisis" whilst promising aid to those people affected by the ongoing crisis.

Not all cities are as accepting of the protests going on in major city centres. The tent city in Adelaide yesterday was issued with a move along order by Adelaide City Council with a deadline of Midday Saturday. A spokesperson for Adelaide City Council told ABC News that any person refusing the order stood to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law as well as having their tents confiscated due to the hazard they provided to other members of the public. The Tent City in Adelaide so far has shown no signs of dispersing however, with as many as 50 people sharing the park in support of the ongoing protest.

The homeless protests for the government come as the call for aid comes from Far North Queensland as the after effects of Tropical Cyclone Kirrily are coming to light. In Townsville and surrounding areas there have been over 200 calls for help, most due to fallen trees and power lines. Some homes have been damaged however and approximately 30 residents have been moved to emergency accommodation with approximately 65,000 residents from Ingham in the north to Home Hill in the south being without power at the time we go to air. The cyclone ripped yachts from their moorings and the shattered remnants of some of them are littered along the beach. However many residents are breathing a sigh of relief as it appears that the region has been spared the catastrophic damage that was left in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasi.

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