The new face of homelessness in Australia | Four Corners

The lack of affordable and social housing in Australia has reached crisis point.
In towns and cities across the country, a growing number of people with low-paying jobs are struggling to find accommodation.
The problem is particularly acute in regional towns, where high rental prices combined with a lack of available houses means low-income workers have little hope of finding a home.
Four Corners investigates the reasons behind Australia’s homelessness crisis, meeting single working mums with no other option but to live in motels, cars, and even tents with their kids.
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[@etpappi2969]

As A Landlord ( Putting up the rent for no reason is just greedy ) Our Real Estate agent asked us many times to put the rent up and frowned at us when we said no leave the Tenant alone. How could we take more money from a woman/tenant with four young children because we can.. The Real Estate agents should be ashamed of themseves for the percentage they get for the rent that get charged...

[@kiashlan]

I’ve had the same experience with a previous property manager.. kept wanting to put up the rents of our tenants.. we had to block it every time. As an ex-renter, I know what it’s like when the landlords suddenly jack up the rent. I refuse to be one of those landlords

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@kiashlan Admirable and unfortunately rare.

[@ingehoffman7313]

I have a rental unit in Melbourne - Elwood - my tenant has been there since 2001 and in all these years I have only increased rent twice and gave 50% rent for 3 months during lockdown - I now rent in Qld and property managers here increase rents annually - the greed is sickening

[@suphatrachaiyasit7531]

Exactly the landlord gets the blame but it's the bloody real estate wanting the rent to go up so they get more of the 4%

[@joebloggs24]

et Pappi & Penny M Thankyou for being like that for those who rented from you. I'm sure they appreciated the stability & security that housing offered. - Homeless Joe -

[@source2950]

To have a job working 6 days a week and still be homeless is just heartbreaking and unacceptable in Australia 😢

[@bangballs]

The way they are living...it's called self entitled Aussies. How Aussie ..you want kids, a nice home, good food but work in a low skilled job 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thor3932]

Why....it's capitalism...

[@gillian-clairepearman3125]

@@bangballs that's just heartless.

[@favorita9184]

@@bangballs you must be wealthy or don't have kid's . Hope you won't have to go through it yourself, if you do you will remember the coment that you posted .

[@gloriasoto6746]

all thanks to the grub er ments!!!

[@smefour]

As a landlord myself I constantly have the agents on us to raise our rent, I have resisted simply because the family (single mum with two kids) living there have done their best to look after the place, and I could not in good conscience abandon them

[@malakai79]

I've started hearing reports about this and I had no idea that real estate's were putting this pressure on landlords. Granted there totally are the greedy landlords who truly do not have a conscience but there are the really good ones too. I'm wondering how just how many landlords have been pressurised into upping their rent. I'm an independent journalist who slept on the streets in part because of a greedy landlord with questionable and dodgy behaviour. I may look into this a bit more.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

Great: the devil has not succeeded in sowing greed into your mind.

[@christolliday3054]

Thanks for being such a good human being!

[@Him_He_Me]

God bless you. My real estate agent told me it was the landlords that put the rent up if all the other homes are more expensive re rent.

[@virginiemasai9024]

May God bless u for that

[@danblair4822]

Sadly, 2023, and it's even worse, I've been homeless for 2 years now, working full time payed reasonably well, but the cost of living is so high paying $600-$700 a week isn't realistic the government has failed this country in so many ways

[@judycripps2606]

You are so right, the government has failed you and a lot of others as well, it's down right shameful

[@anuanua3onlinestores830]

Yes the government thinks of his own ass nobody else

[@kenguler1703]

they must change asap otherwise tons of people ll die in streets no joke

[@kanajingly8957]

Albanese did nothing to get rid of negative gearing given that he holds interests in real estate himself! What an asshole!

[@de-tached]

Kudos to ABC for finally allowing comments on one of their videos. Sick of seeing videos with comments turned off because they are worried about not having control over KZbinrs comments. Let's hope we see more of this!

[@person.X.]

Y it shows a lack of courage of conviction on their part.

[@boop7313]

It is good to be able to comment and see others thoughts on the matter too. I agree!

[@gudboyngdisyerto]

probably because they expect most of the comments to get along with their opinion. let's see if all future uploads would be open for comments

[@eleanorcrawford9978]

@@gudboyngdisyerto wokes can’t stand any criticism. Never use sites that won’t let you comment.

[@satiricgames2129]

@@eleanorcrawford9978 wokes what's that perhaps pick up a dictionary

[@elizabethcoopersoutham6573]

"this is no longer just heartbreaking, this situation has become systematized criminality against the most vulnerable members of society.

[@rainy.d7404]

Well said elizabeth ❤

[@karendalsadik7119]

I agree that is the truth of it. Thank you for stating it so well. The propaganda is it the person’s fault when in reality it is the power elite who engineered this. A crime against humanity.

[@evewright1102]

Yes so true. They can find immediate housing for refugees etc but stuff the Aussie battler who have payed taxes generation after generation. No loyalty for the True Blue Aussie anymore.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@evewright1102 I don't think we should be fighting over what should not be scarce resources either. There is no reason why as a nation we shouldn't have affordable housing and enough of it for our needs. The conservative politician Robert Menzies understood the need for social housing and it was an essential part of Liberal Party policy in the post WW2 reconstruction years. Abandoning it has led to the most hideous social dysfunction. Everyone thinks they're a genius for making money on the housing market but what they've done is become mean and tricky.

[@charleshoang566]

Stop whining,go to the wood and build your damn house 🏠.

[@noelasandstrom9761]

This mother is a legend. With so many problems she continues to do her best for her and her children. I'm praying she finds a safe, lovely place to call home for as long as she needs. Bless you

[@misslanapaulford]

No she's not a legend. If she was already in this situation, she shouldn't have thought about getting pregnant again.

[@Hongsta]

imagine if she just did the right choice in her life and picked a better husband cuz she wasn't forced lol ah a tale as old as time MAKE BAD LIFE DECISIONS SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES LOVE IT more of this please

[@novoca1n3]

She's not a legend at all. She is doing what thousands of men do on a daily basis without any praise whatsoever.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

The best thing she could do for her kids is to be married to their father before having them.

[@yogeshsurwade2391]

Shes a legend for spreading her legs when already living in poverty 💀💀i might sound rude but it's her own mistake. People from india and Africa come to Australia with student loans and get their degree in 4 5 years and start doing job and buy their homes and shit. If those guys can do it then why not these people who were born into this country?

[@87jello]

Very heartbreaking at 40:07: "Outside the tavern, gentrified Bellingen is pumping. A new breed of locals sip lattes, browse artisan homewares, try on nice clothes. While more and more of the people on lower wages, who keep this town going, have nowhere to live" So sad that Australia's low wage earners, the very people that help strive to keep their local economy strong, still pay taxes, and yet NOTHING nothing is being done by the government to help them from being homeless.

[@johngoogle8635]

thats why the tax free threshold should be raised, low income workers shouldnt be paying tax

[@ubonrat8653]

Australia has had an unhealthy relationship with property value for far too long

[@johngoogle8635]

imported from europe, postwar period

[@thereselarfield7177]

This mess is on our governments….

[@georgeorwell2296]

The sad reality is that this housing crisis is also happening overseas. Countries have mismanaged the housing sector and put profits before people. The neglect needs to end. Australia is a wealthy country with a low population that could house everyone.

[@now591]

Used to have a low population but that quickly changed .( Its not a housing crisis)

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

How is national housing service akin to a national health service not a thing? Free and universal to all, paid through taxes housing? The real labour party would support this. I fear that labour parties the world over have moved to corporate backing and the status quo.

[@truth4293]

Australia is no longer a wealthy or equal country

[@trishaprett7721]

Watch the Labour files,documentary,by Al Jazeera,on you tube.Scandal of the British Labour Party.I am sure similar activities ,in all political parties,worldwide.

[@zimzalabing]

Speculators like the mind-bogglingly huge Vanguard and BlackRock are buying up property, because it's a safe-guard against inflation, and public housing, and affordable housing, has not been prioritized pretty much since WWII, maybe a little in the 70s, even though this has been going on for decades.

[@luvfall626]

These videos help keep me humble. I have a home and a 11 yr old son and own a home but i live pay check to pay check. I owe 17 thousand left and i struggle every month not knowing if im going to be able to pay. We were homeless when my son was 2 for 2 months in the winter and i never wish that on anyone nor do i ever want to be there again. I pray for this mom that she will stay strong and not take no for and answer.

[@edwardmurray5818]

This is a shock but this is happening all over the world. From the UK to Australia. I hope the world finds a solution to this very big problem

[@elpina9657]

It's true

[@TheAsdasd6699]

Build more houses. The solution is simple

[@edwardmurray5818]

Yes that is a very simple solution but funding it is very different what makes me mad is that countries such as the UK Australia and the U.S.A can afford weapons for war but can't afford housing for the country's that I have mentioned first you are not the only countries that have this problem. 2nd governments should look after the people that put them in the privileged position they have but clearly they don't

[@kettisalawhorn7060]

It’s happening in USA as well

[@Justin_Beaver564]

Too many people having children when the supply of jobs simply aren't there.

[@PlanetYokoshima]

I survived three years of homelessness in Melbourne, with neither friend nor kin, and I just recently fixed my life on January this year. It was not fun. I planned everything including where was safe to sleep near a water fountain so I could brush my teeth, wash my face and feet or armpit if need be after a long day walking aimlessly looking for a job with no luck or experience until I made it in the end, on my own... never give up fighting. I am currently writing a book about my story and have a good job at a humble pizza restaurant. I used to trail a heavy wheeled bag behind me that had everyday necessities such as soap and shampoo and other shoes and clothes that I washed in a sink and hung where I slept to dry, and showered in a free unisex shower/bathroom in Deakin university where from I graduated in 2019 when I survived a suicide attempt.

[@etherity]

Is the pizza good? :o

[@etherity]

I applaud you for making it. You painted a very vivid picture of your life.

[@anonymouslyanonymous7883]

Yokoshima:I am so awed by your tenacity. May good things come your way with ease.

[@vanmiddletonphotography]

Things can only get better mate. Stay strong and life will get better and better.

[@artparty222murphy9]

Wow. Good job, .

[@audreyl3313]

This is just heartbreaking 😥 I approached Salvation Army after they put out wanting help to accommodate families. Only to be told "Oh no, we can't just put ppl in private homes " I explained that I am a 66 yr old living in a 5x2 home & didn't even want any rent. I was happy to have company & any help with household chores, doctor visits or taking me to & from work. A few others I've spoken to have had the same answers. Why ask for community help, if they're not going to accept it. Perth Australia

[@pronumeral1446]

Sad to hear that about Salvos, Audrey. My suggestion is if you are really keen to help the housing crisis by having someone in your spare bedrooms, then you are better off putting up your extra room for rent at a very cheap price, advertising it in the paper or on a real estate website. Having people pay a small amount of rent (even if it's just a token amount), will also help them feel like they are in control and have dignity. The person you get in may not be homeless themselves, however if they are in your house then that means another rental somewhere else is now free for someone else (basically you are creating more rental supply). Make sure you get a proper lease and so on, so that you and they are both legally protected in the event things go south.

[@LordVautier]

God bless you x

[@melissafarrugia9531]

If you visit the local homeless support in Your area they would be able to recommend how to help.

[@essiebee8415]

You're such a good person ❤️ I hope you can find a way to help, and I agree with the idea of advertising rooms for cheap rent. You can interview applicants. Draw up a rental agreement to protect yourself if you do. My heart breaks for these people, but what can we do other than yell at those in charge?

[@andrewsayers3145]

This was done in Melbourne in the 1990s by some church groups but it was a single person who paid cheap rent to lodge with an older single person and in most instances, the lodger had to do nothing other than be there. It was more for the home owner, so they could feel secure in the evenings. It also allowed many older residents to avoid nursing homes.

[@Aedg3]

My young son and I have lived in our home for 7 years. Today we were advised we have 30 days to vacate. We have been terminated from our home and we have no where to go. My son has lived here since he was 6 months old. Seeing him so distraught breaks my heart more than anything. I have a perfect rental history but that doesn't matter anymore apparently. My son and I will be sleeping in our car while the migrants moving in have been given a government grant to buy the block of units I'm in. The Australian government IS giving grants to migrants to buy stable housing etc. What about Australians? What about our stable housing? We are born and bred Australians and we are now HOMELESS!!! 😢 The life I have made for us has been ripped from underneath us. I've never been so scared.

[@luisaantonia9716]

Where are you ?

[@man.i.literally.failed6772]

Yeah, and now giving our jobs away too

[@SayaddinaBeneGesserit]

I’m an american nurse who is sleeping in her car.

[@maxdudomite]

Don’t all Australians get FHOG when they purchase their first property? Also where is your spouse? Why didn’t you work together until you have enough down payment to buy a place to live for yourself before having a kid? Why have a child when you haven’t secured a stable housing for yourself? I’m sorry but your story sounds like the consequences of poor life choices.

[@Aedg3]

@@maxdudomite wow, I bet you’re fun at parties. I had to start over due to severe domestic violence if you are so interested! My son and I are lucky to be alive. Now run along with your smart comments and what the hell is FHOG? Do you realise not everyone OWNS a property also? Haha, small minds. You must be easy to amuse!

[@peterbrown8767]

We need more documentaries like these because it help us to be informed about this current crises.

[@elizangeladominguessoare3652]

So true

[@Jack-gn4gl]

It's getting worse

[@yillanayo7913]

Looking back at my parents age (married in the 60's) it was a golden age for Australian homeowners. A family home on a large block bought with a single income. That was your happiness. That was enough. But somehow it became not enough. The Aussie dream changed into 'Get rich from property speculation', and many people did but at the expense of the happiness of many others.

[@gypjack258]

It happen here in USA too. Only the rich can really afford anything. 30% of us either put ourselves in major debt for housing, food, medical. The ones left are homeless, no healthcare, living in survival mode. This should have never happen in the 21st century.

[@dougdownunder5622]

No. What happened was that fewer people continued thinking (as indoctrinated) like poor people. They learned / realised that financial independence cannot be realised by the big majority on an hourly rate.

[@braxxian]

Indeed. I grew up in the 70’s, same thing. One house, dad worked while mum raised the kids and looked after the home. Happy simple days. Then everyone got greedy. Now we have the mess we see today.

[@pipfox7834]

@Dough down Under there's no denying Yillana's description above. i was born in 1960 so i lived through the exact era she talks of. You could even survive a marriage breakdown and start again in those years, in a new marriage - as my Dad and step mother (with two kids of her own) did. They paid off their mortage ok on ordinary wages, by age 60. they both did have to work fulltime to make that 'second start'. but they achieved it (we were teenagers). But that was a different world in EVERY possible way. Hint: debt was frowned on, nobody lived on credit. you only bought what you could afford. If necessary, you put clothing or furniture on layby, which was interest free as i remember it.

[@williamcrossan9333]

Actually it still is enough. The problem, is even quite high income earners can't afford this now.

[@shad5107]

There are over 4,000 homes in our 35,000 ratepayer Shire which are AirbnB. There is barely any long term accommodation and none that is affordable. Our small businesses, especially hospitality, struggle to stay open because so many staff have had to move away because they can't afford the rent. Floods have exacerbated this problem, but I hear the same story from people across Australia. Utter greed is driving this crisis.

[@pronumeral1446]

Yeah. There is about 1 million dwellings in Australia (out of about 10 million) which are vacant. They are AirBnBs, holiday homes etc ... not only have rich people hoarded these extra houses that they don't need ... they aren't even renting them out. A second problem is all the massive government handouts and cushy policies which benefit housing investors. It makes housing the best place to invest ... provided you can already afford it.

[@michelledavies2197]

@@pronumeral1446 I totally agree with you, the greed of the rich is disgusting and as for those AirbnB they should not exist with a housing crisis. Housing should never be about making money.

[@Michelle_Emm]

In my local area Airbnb owners have to pay a $10k licence fee to the council so there's no incentive for local government to stop this from happening. It's not just greedy landlords it's greedy government as well.

[@Janelle-hs2xn]

The Lucky Laundry by Nathan Lynch

[@thejattlord]

@@michelledavies2197 You are jealous because you didn't bother working hard to change your position in life

[@sil_ww]

there needs to be protests in all the countries where rents are out of control its criminal and greed

[@sil_ww]

100 per cent government landlords will not agree it’s happening in Australia people suffering there

[@ruthbird7075]

What an incredibly brave and resourceful mother she is...I hope with all my heart she finds somewhere safe to stay.

[@dcg590]

Maybe she shouldn’t have had a bunch of kids. Can we please put some accountability on her?

[@michelleduvois2755]

@@dcg590 Get a break .Because she is having childs and others because they are alone . What skills peoples needs to having ? Everyone's are humans beings.

[@dcg590]

@@michelleduvois2755well other human beings are expected to give them handouts for their poor choices. Especially landlords. She is responsible for her poor choices and the kids pay the price. Where is her husband?

[@michelleduvois2755]

@@dcg590 Her husband must been not reliable person or coward to don't take any care about. You ending better knowing peoples on specially moments .She is very brave to look after her kids and herself. Now if you are mention landlords or real state' s they don"t care at all .Most there are greedy and just care about more money .One of the factor because rental crisis .

[@aryalogo6624]

@@dcg590 guess you are all together

[@GladysAlicea]

This is happening on a global basis. It’s heartbreaking. Shame on Australia’s cruel and inept government.

[@michelledavies2197]

Yeah that Scott Morrison was such a lovely Christian man -not.

[@8675-__]

Exactly! I couldn't agree more

[@jamied8678]

Yes but I'm sure being a young politically correct woman you wouldn't have a problem with thousands of refugees coming to Australia every year who need housing water and facilities that we simply don't have

[@artivan111]

ALL western governments are in league with this ridiculousness!

[@janeway1111]

@@jamied8678 Never mind the 20,000 refugees that come every year. It's the 700,000 economic migrants that are coming to Australia in the next year as workers and students that are the issue. We simply don't have the housing, water and facilities for them.

[@carolcarson2159]

My heart goes out to the lady who worries she will lose her son.

[@GypsyGirl317]

Mine does too. 😪

[@lynnemarie7885]

yeah, that broke me a little bit for her. I hope she's okay and things worked out.

[@ralphsmith1170]

She can forget Albo helping her. He wants to bring in nearly 200,000 people a year at the demand of his Corporate Business mates, which will just make the problem worse. The Federal Government blame the State Governments and the States blame the Federal Government. Get the picture?

[@elizabethdavies3910]

My heart broke seeing her emtional chat🥺

[@miknmas1301]

She just seemed defeated, the poor lady. My heart broke for her.

[@OzFPVflyer]

How do landlords get away with wanting the tenants to pay a full mortgage? That seems to be the problem, buy an investment property and rent it out at the mortgage cost. Its nothing but greed.

[@theflaca]

If you have a house you don't live in, you are not desperate nor poor.

[@stacitowery4461]

I think most landlords get their monthly mortgage payment and then some monthly. Why else would you buy a rental property??

[@johngoogle8635]

they dont have a clue about value investing, before "snapping up" the house at whatever price you need to figure out a price to rent ratio, keep it real, if the price is too high, pass on it

[@steggles667]

I don’t agree with this either as it’s mostly greed, but most (not all) landlords do this simply because they can - supply and demand, we all know there’s no supply and heaps of demand. The Labor government is bringing in half a million people this year alone and we’re a country of just 26 million people. Most of these immigrants are cashed up and professionally educated on high paying salaries. Sadly neither the Labor or Liberal parties give a stuff about every day Aussies. They bring in cashed up immigrants to keep the economy rolling. I work with many people who’ve come to Australia in the last 1-5 years. Nearly all of them have bought two houses in that short time and are living it up at the cost of people who were born here. Something has to change with the housing market in this country, it’s unsustainable and we’re seeing the result right now!

[@tracywatts1459]

Mortgage rates here in Canada have doubled. I have a rental suite I’ve converted to air B and B . I’ve have some very bad destructive tenants and in Canada we do not have the same system to weed out bad tenants or any recourse. My last tenant stiffed me with $1800 in bills and did $10,000 in damaged. Not all wear and tear she took apart cabinets . Another one abandoned boxes and boxes of belongings still sitting in the yard from a year ago. If my mortgage was renewed. It went from $1800 a month to $4000 a month. Are you saying if I was to rent out my property it would be greedy to expect as much as the cost of the property how is that being greedy? And I have disability I’m at poverty line myself so no way I could afford to subsidize some other persons living. It’s not all landlords . You have to look at the BANKS! This homeless crisis is international. Canada 🇨🇦 has brutal winters . Imagine the millions of homeless here in Canada for the same reasons. They need to heavily tax owners with and on additional properties and invest that money into rental housing and subsidies. If they run homes as B&Bs they can afford to pay more taxes. British Columbia just banned air B and bs in cites and districts with high rates of homelessness and shortage of housing. The immigration is an issue here too. 500;000 a year for the last 10 years and that’s not including student visas or work visas, My air B and B is in an regional area exempt from the new ban because it’s an additional suite in my house and being ruel there isn’t even busses here or garbage pickup. I don’t think people with additional homes outside of a primary residence is acceptable when there is any rate of homelessness. I think taxing those second homes to the nines is a solution. The owners will want to sell the market would get flooded with new property listings the market gets flooded then prices drop back to affordable levels. The tax dollars that are collected 50% to rental subsidies and the rest invest in affordable housing.

[@bkay4781]

It's the same in New Zealand. No affordable rentals for low to mid income. People are sleeping in cars.

[@moa8121]

I’m surprised to hear that; what is Wellington doing to help these people who are sleeping in their cars; and tents?

[@bkay4781]

@Moa don't know wgtn situation, but in the Wairarapa it's bad. People sleep under bridges.

[@moa8121]

@@bkay4781 you mean to tell me that families are sleeping under the bridges? It’s like that in many cities; and towns in America!

[@shauncameron8390]

And New Zealand is #1 in homelessness per capita among developed countries.

[@tolaisolia8743]

@@shauncameron8390 Yeah I live in Christchurch and It's pretty bad here not as bad as Auckland but it's heading there housing crisis is Different to Australia though It's next to impossible to find a home especially if you're a parent

[@cherigrubbs9628]

How can her father, the grandfather to these two babies, kiss them goodbye and leave knowing they are HOMELESS?? I would sleep on my kitchen floor before leaving my daughter and grandchildren in that state! If he has a home, he can share it with them. If he doesn't, he needs to at least be with them and protect them! Shame on that man.

[@elmobolan4274]

Who knows what her father's situation is, some places will throw u out if they suspect others are living there whom are not the lease ..

[@johnnypham2850]

Perhaps her Father warned her of the troubles she would one day face and he was ignored so it is not his duty to salvage her life

[@TheR0SE04]

@@johnnypham2850 it is his duty. God, the west culture is cruel and eliminating.

[@danielanderton6125]

Shame on someone for judging another when they know nothing about the situation.

[@dabbbles]

@@johnnypham2850 Wrong! It is EVERY decent person's duty to help where they can, whatever the cost. That they're related only increases the culpability. I wouldn't abandon a mangy dog like that: least of all one that had puppies to protect and look after.

[@MsJani70]

Kyla is amazing. She's patient, kind and attentive to her children. I hope she gets the support she needs.

[@crand20033]

I didn't have children because the stupid American economy never gave me any confidence that I would be able to support them financially. I had jobs but kept losing them so there was no assurance that I would always have money.

[@13thbiosphere]

Plus the 200,000 others like her

[@queenmommie100]

She won't she and all gentiles are under judgement curses of Deuteronomy 28:15-68 are on your heads now ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ this is TMH God judgement for your for father's deeds collection time. APTTMHGY 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾 my God's will be done here on the earth 🌎.

[@queenmommie100]

@@crand20033 you didn't have children because TMH God said no more gentiles on his land. You are under judgement by TMH God ⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️ for your for father's sins. The blessings is over for you. This is God's word. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with a sword gun shall be killed with a sword gun by TMH God. He is not a man that he would lie 🤥🤥 APTTMHGY 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾 let his will be done on the earth 🌎.

[@freidaelliott8769]

​@@queenmommie100 oh go soak your head! Wishing negative things on people, you should be ashamed of yourself! May everything you wish onto others be visited upon you! Now be nice and wish only happiness for others 😂🤣

[@Shydzz]

This is all over the world now. People buy multiple properties, and then rent them out. But they then keep pushing up the rent, so that they don't have to work anymore. And this situation is getting out of hand. Imagine working 6 days a week and you don't have a home???

[@yoonpark2962]

There are so many empty buildings in Melbourne. This is not okay

[@SallyGreenaway]

This problem has been brewing for about 25 years and successive federal and state governments have completely mismanaged this through a multitude of ways, including pandering to the construction sector and prioritising wealth over fairness in our population.

[@adelaidecrowshighlights4413]

too much immigration is the problem, if your going to let more people in you MUST build more houses it is not rocket science.

[@Janelle-hs2xn]

The Lucky Laundry by Nathan Lynch

[@SallyGreenaway]

@Sam Choi we have both. Part of the problem is middle and upper class own 'investment' properties as part of their retirement portfolio assets, and use them either as Air Bnb holiday rentals or leave vacant much of the year for their own family's holiday enjoyment/use. Also government needs to continuously find ways to make money and one way is to make deals with developers/construction industry and private/corporate investment, whereby they make 'deals' on the government/public owned land assets. Public housing in the traditional sense has been owned by the government and the people of Australia, and therefore the government can choose to 'sell' that land to developers who want to build lots of things and make lots of money. But the caveats on these sales/builds to provide adequate housing for the government's housing schemes, and further 'affordable' housing is basically not a requirement. So the developers will build things that make the builders money, which are more higher end properties that richer people can already afford. Someone who is not wealthy enough to buy a property will be pushed out from these locations, thus creating middle -to-upper class ghettos of houses that are only sometimes occupied for holiday use.

[@justaghoulintheworld]

@Sam Choi there is some public housing, very inadequate.

[@thejattlord]

Maybe you can spare a room for this lovely lady and her children?

[@marinevermast371]

I’m sadden to see we have the same situation in France... I’m currently in court because I’m trying to keep my house from a landlord who wants to rent it on Airbnb... I have a job and my mum living with me. No children no debt. Yet I cannot find anywhere else... it’s very stressful the world we live in. I pray the Lord the situation changes. Everyone deserves a safe place to rest from this mad place.

[@8675-__]

May God bless your journey my brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@emmaphilo4049]

I am so sorry to hear that. I am French and I have problems with accomodation too. I hope things will get better.

[@baits9301]

Why isn't anyone protesting anywhere in the world about this problem ,

[@mavi79]

I hope and pray it will work out for you, just horrible situation you are in ❤️❤️❤️

[@ursulasmith6402]

@@baits9301 because the elites who own the world cause the problem.

[@jonimaar__2023]

Life is scarier than death these days

[@jonimaar__2023]

@@gustavosouza45994 so true 🥹🫡

[@jessicafomiatti9413]

This is reality here in Australia now, it took me 5 months to get somewhere to live with my 3 kids a 2 bed unit, we were lucky the owner took pity on me if they didn’t i don’t know what i would have done we would have been in our car. The constant rejection is soul crushing the lack of hope for anything stable and big enough for all my kids is non existent and I know so many single parents are in the same or worse situation the government needs to step in and HELP!!

[@kyliereed3665]

agree hun, fellow aussie single mum here, went through five months two years ago applying for over 428 properties, taking days of work to attend inspections with 20 other people in the mid peak of covid, sunk into depression thing im 38 an aged care nurse and for once in my life i cant provide my daughters a roof over their head, finally a rental came through, been happy here started lease at 320 pw gone up to 420 yesterday and half an hour later email saying selling in november, truly scared stressed and not hopeful

[@jessicafomiatti9413]

I’m still being rejected, I’ve been applying for at least 2 places per month for the last 2 years I’m convinced it’s because I’m single I never had this trouble when I had a partner! I’m so sorry to hear they are selling I hope you find something quickly and don’t lose hope 🤍

[@m.d.atkinson6975]

Heartbreaking, Australia is no longer the lucky country like it used to be that's for sure.

[@Janelle-hs2xn]

The Lucky Laundry by Nathan Lynch

[@RareGem369]

Thats coz the word got around the world to all the foreign buyers and refugees and now with the mass population growth, our own people born here are left to suffer!

[@hamishfullerton7309]

@@RareGem369 and sufficient government housing like in post war years that help sustain the migration in new industries, that no longer happens

[@internationaldirector2917]

lucky country? funny you will be ended slaves in australia if you enter as student.

[@alank616]

Oh no the politicians past and present still live in the lucky country . It's only the ordinary citizens who live in the not so lucky country .

[@lyndagore1029]

Homelessness is happening here in England too. Rents are sky high and its difficult to rent if you have children and/ or pets. The health system has virtually collapsed. It's pretty dire...

[@smileyone1612]

You will own nothing and be happy.

[@lillian9221]

It seems that this has happened all over the world in the last two decades. Greetings from South Africa

[@Brad-99]

Same in 🇨🇦 My hometown Vancouver has just become a playground for the rich .. Greed !!!!!

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Its everywhere worldwide

[@hansantonio110]

@@Brad-99 human greed everywhere... always has been

[@mikestanmore2614]

I lived in Coffs from 1992-2001. There were single bedroom flats selling in Toormina for $70,000. This appalling situation is the result of decades spent turning housing into investments, and the associated strangulation of public housing. The tree-changers only added fuel to the fire.

[@flej01]

I can't believe this is Australia, its devastating. Even though im appreciative of what i have, it makes me realise how lucky I am. This is scary the politicians should be ashamed of themselves.

[@alluparantha]

Australia is less and less recognisable. We have let developers and banks inflate housing to impossible levels. The Government has kept laws that have encouraged housing as a speculative investment rather than a home. The end result is that our hard earned wages get sucked up by land Lords who produce nothing but suck up every ounce of our productive labour. There is a new landed class, neo feudalism. Those that have housing portfolios are the new landed gentry that produce nothing in the economy but bleed the rest of us dry. This is not what Australia is about, we have been abandoned by our leaders and sold to the highest bidder.

[@julesnagbunga1204]

A great comment that is spot on!

[@crystalclear6661]

This is what the liberal government has done to Australia now we need labour and the greens in government for at least 10 years but I don’t think labour is enough I think we need the greens to run the country because it seems that this left and right isn’t working

[@julesnagbunga1204]

@@crystalclear6661 Point out when Labor (not Labour) was in government and interest rates were low, there was sufficient rental housing, low unemployment rates, and a low budget deficit. You have conveniently failed to mention the country has just been through a pandemic!

[@upward_onward]

If this can happen to a country like Australia, think about the rest of developing and under developed world.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@crystalclear6661 Labor is constantly threatened by the right wing media. It's one thing to have marvellous policies but the Greens etc aren't implementing them.

[@janetkirsten6233]

Landlords need to pass a property health check or be blacklisted ! Good on you Kyla for taking off. I am a landlord and my property can fetch 600 per week. I have not raised rent, ever and still charge 360 per week to a single, working mum, because I've been homeless myself and I was taken advantage of my a greedy L.L. Every time people vote Labor, interest rates and cost of living soars, while the big 4 banks profit ??? It's an iceage system that has forced 50 percent of Australians into poverty. Among this there are good landlords out there. Not all are greedy grubs. Our system needs to change. There are more functional ways in 2023 to curb inflation. The 1901 model is killing this country. I hate Albo. Take care girl

[@kristinab1078]

Thank you for doing your part. Now if only other landlords would do the same....

[@LouLou-Aus]

We have a rental in Muswellbrook NSW. We also rent to a single mum and give her a very nice, affordable home with solar power. When we signed up with the RE to let it out they conducted a thorough check and explained they had been approached by the previous owners to rent it out, but it was in a deplorable state, so didn't touch it, I thought it was common for realtors to have expectations of a decent rental-I work for a Homelessness Org now and know very different!

[@joebloggs9941]

Good on you, Janet; To rise up out of homelessness, gain your own shelter, and provide shelter for more people (at only 60% market rate). There needs to be more like you because I rented a room in a place where the Landlord was a Surgeon, and he was greedy af. Thank you for doing what you do for the tenants.

[@anonmouse15]

Perhaps not all are greedy grubs, but the vast majority are.

[@KimPham525]

Yeah, my weekly rent only went up $25 over 11 years at my previous place.

[@beaulieuc8910]

stop having kids and putting them through this unable mess.

[@jayceewedmak9524]

If doctors and nurses can't find a home just who are getting these places???

[@BluddEHell]

In our town they are all Air bnb. An RN at our local hospital was “lucky” to rent a room in a house for $350 a week.

[@sarahrickman6609]

​@@BluddEHell😢

[@queenofthebutterflies5212]

I can put homelessness into words. When you don't know if you have somewhere to live the anxiety you suffer from is like having SEVERE gastritis. The gnawing and the knots of your stomach going around and around HURT YOU PHYSICALLY. Having a child and being in that situation is NOT something a CIVILISED, 1st world country should be facing. I no longer consider us to be 1st world. We are purely elitist.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

It's a foundation in the Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Physiological security of food and shelter. When this is taken from you, you start to break down. It amazes me when I see otherwise compassionate politicians distance themselves by saying 'well, a lot of the homeless have mental health issues'. As if they're all hopeless cases. As if that's the cause of their homelessness and nothing can be done! In fact it's the reverse. Homelessness is the cause of a lot of mental illness and that reality is cursing the rest of us who pretend it's all cosy and the only homeless people are the undeserving poor. We live with that as our curse and we all will die knowing we did nothing to stop it but indulge in our fantasy world of plush interiors and designer must-haves. Guilt. Coming to a home near you!

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

@@deborahcurtis1385 Well said Debra. I wish I knew ppl in real life who understand social issues and think like you!

[@derickjude7188]

@@deborahcurtis1385 Having volunteered with homeless charity, here in UK, what you say is so true. The constant anxiety and absolute fear of homelessness is what brings on the mental illness for many. It's heartbreaking, and our governments are absolutely vile and deliberately disconnected from the reality!

[@laurafulop2486]

civilised perhaps but first world country...?? where still discrimination ....

[@humility1st]

@@deborahcurtis1385 This is one of my favorite comments ever! You are paying attention. Everything we are seeing here is even more pronounced in The United States. Maslow would be lynched were he alive today! Thank you Deborah!

[@davidk6264]

We are reentering the class system we had in the 19th century. Landowners with access to unlimited funds to buy more land vs the workers who pay for it all.

[@adamlouis3725]

this time we wont be so slow to lop heads off

[@mushy111]

Yes, although at the moment it's the majority who are property owners and the minority who are renters. But that will likely change with time.

[@Janelle-hs2xn]

The Lucky Laundry by Nathan Lynch

[@upward_onward]

Because of the increase of wickedness the love of many shall grow cold. Mt 24:12

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@mushy111 It's already changing and there is the biggest concentration of wealth in the hands of fewer, since pre French Revolution.

[@rubylady7126]

Just like in Canada and the US, Australia needs to start putting restrictions on AirB&B’s. They’ve ruined the housing market.

[@petabyte6731]

BAN Airbnb. Its a parasitic company.

[@anneo6476]

My heart goes out to that Mom living in a cabin at $110 a night...dear God, help her!

[@intuitivediane]

It is a disgrace. We all should be ashamed.

[@NMW80]

It’s absolutely ridiculous this country has become the unlucky country now. It’s not the lucky country it used to be. I am disgusted in the prices it costs to live these days. It’s not right at all 💔

[@debravan-aalst4723]

How do I get in touch to help her with potential accommodation?

[@wallybingbang4350]

@@intuitivediane Ashamed of what. What do you think we are doing so wrong that we should be ashamed.

[@nealandmary]

It is extremely common.

[@sandife4nandes365]

This is happening in the U.S., Australia and much of Europe. Greed is the driving force. It is a tragedy.

[@larazeesk7080]

Western civilisation is on its last legs -

[@williamjeferson3202]

All over the world

[@yesic7196]

Where isn't it?

[@melissagrice]

Managing money is different from accumulating wealth, and the lack of investment education in schools may explain why people struggle to maintain their financial gains. I personally benefited from the market crisis as I embrace challenging times while others tend to avoid them. Well, at least my advisor does too, jokingly….

[@ridg3rs]

I agree with you and I believe that Professionals are currently dominating the market since they have access to both the necessary strategy for making money in this industry and exclusive insider market information.

[@Florencecoxx]

I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.

[@melissagrice]

Personally, I would always advise getting a professional help so they can steer you through the choppy market.

[@Florencecoxx]

I’m Glad i stumbled on this. Please, if its not too much of a hassle for you, can you drop the details of the expertise that assisted you and how to get in touch with him?

[@melissagrice]

@@Florencecoxx I get guidance from *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* . Most likely, the internet should have his basic info..

[@davidtay9347]

Just unimaginable.Shortage of land in Australia?That's kind of dumb.

[@jamesrebbechi5247]

How any father can leave the mother of his children and his children in those dire circumstances is beyond belief. Words fail me.

[@anonmouse15]

Bogan's run has been a noble tradition for scum, crims, hoods, thugs and gangstas since antiquity.

[@wendyfarr5050]

Selfishness

[@thatundeadlegacy2985]

isn't it her fault for picking a garbage man.

[@jamesrebbechi5247]

@@thatundeadlegacy2985 yes could well be, but equally plenty of sociopathic predators rip off the caring mask only after they have their prey locked down ie pregnant. I know bc I bash one whenever he goes anywhere near my daughter.

[@robertolang9684]

, the first rule or lesson in school your family your country are next to god for us if you fail one you fail all , you are lost

[@andrewlim9345]

Thanks for covering homelessness in Australia. We have a similar situation in New Zealand with people living in motels and occasionally tents and cars.

[@kiwihawk2563]

I watch something the US City are doing now it a great idea we could do it in AUS An NZ as well an it cheap to build but the goverment perfer to spend 500,000 on a home for 3 then spending the same amount an house 30 ++ This home ment to last 3-5 years until a home can be build but it will never happen with 75,000 new poeple arriving in NZ every year an just 6 new homes .

[@jacodevnik9883]

Too many immergrants being housed while people born there are left out on the street!

[@mimi64231]

@@jacodevnik9883 If immigrants work , they can afford houses. Me and my husband are immigrants in the UK and we bought a house. We never took benefits.

[@mimi64231]

We don't have a homeless problem in Poland. We have poor people, but no one lives in a tent.

[@big_draws]

Too many low wage foreigners in NZ without the housing thanks to National selling off our housing stock, now we see the poor results

[@tteariki330]

Wow!!! just lost for words for these families and especially, the young hard working Mom with the two young ones. absolute heart breaking.

[@roxydee1452]

Biggest myth that homelessness is the result of not having a job. Sure, it can be... but living and working as a white collar professional in Hobart a few years ago, I seriously faced the prospect of sleeping in my car. I opened up to a co-worker about my struggle, thinking never in my life did I imagine I would have to start this conversation. It had a good outcome, through his connections my colleague helped me get an off-season holiday shack an hour's drive out of town, with an outdoor toilet... but I was over the moon! I could only stay there 7 months however, as it was let through Air bnb during the summer months. I moved back to the mainland. Yes, Tasmania is very beautiful but I have met several people who had to leave it for reasons identifical to mine. It's not a picnic on the mainland, mind! Am currently renting a dilapidated apartment in Sydney where the landlord wants to put rent up by 15%... And I'm hearing worse stories!

[@primemarketing123]

Single mom and her problems. She is so brave and hard working. Hats off to her.

[@karendalsadik7119]

❤ Finally a good word for single moms. I raised my daughter alone and she is doing better than me!

[@garycooper9207]

@@karendalsadik7119 You can be proud of yourself ❤️

[@jeannebrandon318]

Where is the father!

[@garycooper9207]

@@jeannebrandon318 What do you think? Ask the Father? Why men leave and leave their women and kids in shit? All the so called men that does that should be neutered like animals

[@Serenity425]

Stop having kids, stop be single mom when u can't be affordable in finance. It will be a crime.

[@Ktki10]

This kind of thing is also happening in the UK and USA. It is not a random or accidental situation. The whole thing was planned and created, deliberately.

[@TheCoralie87]

We're returning to serfdom so the rich can have cheap workers.

[@raelynosborne9987]

Hundreds of people living in tents in Hawaii too

[@anonmouse15]

Agreed.

[@robyn7287]

Never thought Australia would have this problem. I bought up my children in public housing , without it life would have been very difficult. I waited 2 years, waiting 10 is extreme. The government started a program of selling off these houses and offering units in multi complexes for some and rental assistance as replacements. This intentional disbandment of the housing sector for low income families has now obviously reached crisis levels. All governments have had a chance to change it but it’s been ignored and will continue to be until we look like the tent cities in America.😢

[@cherylemaybury9967]

It’s even worse here in Hervey Bay. Rents have gone up over $200 a week in the last 3 years. People are having to pay $250 a week for a room in a shared house. Elderly people are forced to sleep in tents at the beach. It’s a terrible situation. 😊

[@zdzislaw3470]

What a shame that this is only being spoken about now when the problem is far too big for our britches. Before turning 30 I can say I've been homeless 3 times and live through sheer anxiety and panic every year when my lease renewal comes up. This has been a problem for our most marginalised Australians for the greater part of the last 15 years.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Also middle aged women are the group which has the highest risk of homelessness, How can housed people be so indifferent to this crisis?

[@pronumeral1446]

@@deborahcurtis1385 Australia is a country where 20% of the country own 60% of the houses (that's about 6 million, of which about 1 million are vacant, not on the rental market and not being used by anybody), it's just massive inequality. And about 35% own 35% (that's owner occupiers). And about 5% are public housing.

[@ellarweegadsden8483]

But they do nothing about it. Why not?

[@radiantgrxnger]

I’m on $120,000 a year and have had to move back with my Dad with my disable fiancé and our daughter. We where living on the Sunshine Coast and with a completely clean & perfect rental record, we’d applied for over 450 houses, 6months of applying, and unable to secure a property. And I’m talking each day, following up applications, categorising them in email folders. Attending property inspections, contacting agents, sometimes hearing back, sometimes not. Daily applications, absolute determination & focus, with nothing eventuating. After speaking to some agents who would speak to me in person off the record (not in writing via email etc) they explained to me that house owners are now being afforded the luxury of high end talent pools, with the likes of executives and senior leadership with salaries of half a million dollars, offering up to 6 and 12months rent up front, on the spot. Due to COVID, a lot of high end executives and people on amazingly high salaries with companies who have adapted to having senior leadership roles being able to work effectively from home, what’s happening is places like Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, basically anywhere with nice coastal beautiful beach views & surroundings are now highly sort after areas. If you could work from home, would you rather live in the hustle & bustle of Melbourne , Sydney , Brisbane CBD or after the day of works finished working from home, walking along the beach with your family? The problem now becomes, how do people compete with that? Don’t get me wrong, I consider my family and I blessed to be on the salary I am on, and with a roof over our heads compared to some peoples circumstances, but even people on my salaries aren’t able to secure properties. How do you compete with someone on half a million dollars, willing to pay a house owner $35,000 plus up front on the spot? You can’t… So house owners can choose between someone like me, who can pay the bond and upfront costs, comfortably afford the property OR Someone that’s on half a million dollars, and offering them up to $35,000 on the spot. Who would you choose?

[@grey7513]

@@ellarweegadsden8483 Labor has committed to doing something about it. Approx 30,000 new homes. Voting Liberal got us here.

[@gavinratima]

I'm tired of politicians using this social housing problem as a political football and not do anything about it these people need help and not just words

[@deborahcurtis1385]

They are usually investors themselves. So they have a vested interest in doing nothing.

[@matthewatwood8641]

Don't expect politicians to do anything. They are all liars. Not a single one is any good.

[@alinoor6515]

Very sad

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

How is national housing service akin to a national health service not a thing? Free and universal to all, paid through taxes housing? The real labour party would support this. I fear that labour parties the world over have moved to corporate backing and the status quo.

[@TheCoralie87]

Politicians probably think social housing is communism.

[@funnybunnystmbl7383]

We have the same situations here in 🇨🇦. And I believe one of the biggest issues is the short term rentals. Thats killed affordability and supply over the past 2-3 years. A couple of provinces here have banned and/or put regulations on Air bnb's to help with the problem. Maybe Australia needs to try the same?

[@Tryagain563]

Very sad that the young mother and her kids have nowhere permanent to call home. Poor lady, working hard and all just to survive. If I could help at all I would. I rent a place and am 73. Lord Jesus reach out to this woman and her children, bring them to know you, as their Heavenly Father and provider. But above all, as their Saviour and their God. Thank You Lord, amen.

[@jameshong2203]

Being an adult is not easy. Stay strong, don't lose hope.

[@ardriacrawford]

This is worldwide especially here in the United States

[@Jane5720]

Where are all the fathers of these children? Seriously, where are they?

[@veronicafuller4353]

What a devoted mother she is. She’s so patient and loving. I feel bad for families like this

[@amandaleavy2429]

I find it hard to believe that any Government in Australia will ever do anything that will adversely effect the high price of realestate. There have been numerous articles over the years on MPs property portfolios. We really need to step up as a community and make this an issue - affordable housing for everyone, because if your earning $750 a week & can’t find rent , that’s frightening. As an Australian I find this so sad and shameful, and as a mother terrifying.

[@crand20033]

It's much less expensive for housing in the US.

[@Timmsy]

Dear young lady working and living in the hotel. What a hell of a lot of stress for the little family. Best wishes Mum ...you are so strong and hard working. Praying for you

[@nadanalia3000]

Really breaks my heart to see widows, mothers and their babies struggling

[@brose2323]

Same thing is happening here in the states. In California rent average around 2500 a month. Even in rural areas like Nebraska and Iowa rent is over 1000 a month. House prices have doubled in the last 5 years also.

[@melissafarrugia9531]

The Young Woman who is a Disability Worker, huge hug's and love to You for doing Your best. Never give up. I pray thing's improve for You and the People You're helping.

[@michelledavies2197]

@@bobjames6622 easy to say coming from a place of privilege.

[@kineticdeath]

@@bobjames6622 your entire comment is just a face full of presumptions. You dont know anything about her. Maybe she was married and lost her husband, maybe she wasnt but the father decided to bail out or maybe she's still living with the father and they are all working hard but still cannot find means to defeat the overpriced rental boss or come up with the 5-6 figure sum required to even make a deposit on a potentially non existant house for sale

[@msbramble176]

She needs justice. 10 years of liberal policy of scratchin gthe backs of rich mates has lead to this.

[@karendalsadik7119]

@@bobjames6622 I suppose she got pregnant spontaneously so it’s all her fault? In my country they want to make contraceptives illegal in addition to abortion. The human being is programmed to procreate. Having children shouldn’t only be the right of Kings, Princes and billionaires.

[@karendalsadik7119]

@@msbramble176 that’s not liberal policy but Neoliberal policies. Pro wealthy and down with the working class.

[@StonedIn0z]

I was first homeless in Australia as kid with my mum, then as a teen and have lived on the brink for much of my life as a disabled person. The fear of being homeless lives with me daily as rents rise, food prices soar and the poor become more marginalised. I currently pay 60% of my income to rent and after losing my previous home to flood in March. i am unable to rebuild or start fresh, Since i am barely keeping my head above water without family support. AirBnB is one example where thousands of homes in what are limited housing slots allocated in cities are now being used as commercial spaces. Regulations and rent controls are simply needed rather than the free for all we are in of letting the middle classes up to prey on the bottom classes to get richer..

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Bravo and well said. Plus there is this blame shifting it's all supposed to be the homeless person's fault.

[@gavinratima]

Politicians like to grandstand on things that get them noticed and unfortunately the Homeless are in their sights you are to be commended for sharing your thoughts let's just hope someone has a heart and takes notice

[@bronze2956]

I pay a bit more of my wage for rent and yes, I agree with every word you've said.

[@tutttutt9558]

Rent control will limit the amount of available rentals even more.

[@NMW80]

Exactly it’s ridiculous I know how ya feel as I too have health issues which make it very hard for me to work

[@renewyourmind1815]

I'm struggling too, but this breaks my heart for these people. I wish I could help 😢

[@phillacey878]

Housing was meant for families and people to have a roof over their heads but in Australia it's become the domain of greed with property investors and land lords constantly upping rents to milk every last dollar out of people and families renting. Young Australians have been priced out of the housing market by foreign and local property investors charging obscene rents where renters pay off their negatively geared property. Scott Morrison won an election on Labor wanting to scrap negative gearing and capital gains on property investors which highlights what sort of a country we live in where homelessness and inequality gets bigger by the day on the back of bad government policy which encourages the status quo greed now runs the property market welcome to Australia.

[@michelledavies2197]

I totally agree with you and what these people don't get is crime will go up and the gangs move in therefore everyone is society becomes impacted all because of greed from a basic human right. Sad to be these kind of people.

[@matthewatwood8641]

That's how capitalism works.

[@phillacey878]

@Matthew Atwood The ugly side of capitalism sink or swim and there's a lot more sinking than swimming that's how it works great for the rich.?? Let me guess your swimming 🤑👁👀

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

@@michelledavies2197 Exactly. You got it.

[@derickjude7188]

@@matthewatwood8641 No, wrong, because it isn't working for the many. This is corruption!

[@tasmangirl]

I'am French born and became an Australian citizen in 2012 , I left Australia in 2018 because it became extremely expensive. I don't regret my choice , I miss my Australian friends but my quality of life has improved since i arrived in France. I might go back and live in OZ one day , will see what happens. Australia it's a beautiful place .

[@user-qb7ms6vs7s]

Im british but recently moved to the Netherlands and feel a bit out of place here. How does living in Australia compared to living in Western Europe?

[@tasmangirl]

@@user-qb7ms6vs7s Europe is so different, so much more you can do , you don't need to take a plane to go in Spain for instance ( I live near the Spanish border) or Italy etc You can have a good meal for cheap at the restaurant, houses are cheaper, food is cheaper, leisures are cheaper . In Australia you just have to pay and pay and pay . Obviously it's getting worse. I owned 2 houses in France , I couldn't owned one in Australia.... So no regrets even if i love Australia very much.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Warsaw Poland is my choice as a former New Yorker

[@tabbi888]

in the last 6months my rents gone from $330 to $400 per week but that's still lower than the areas average at $500-$600per week and I live in an undesirable suburb outside Brisbane. I wish I could escape elsewhere your lucky to have another option, but I think it's only going to get worse probably much worse so I doubt you'd want to ever come back. The prices are absolutely ridiculous and getting worse very quickly most have gone up by 150 dollars a week in only 6months. crazy and totally terrifying for those of us stuck here.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Tabbi888 Come to Warsaw Great city growing rapidly and you can rent a nice flat for 600 USD a month

[@tirewacom]

I dont live in austrailia but miss Collins sounds like a breath of fresh air for ya

[@mzcyberbat]

10yrs ago we were renting and the kitchen ceiling collapsed. We told them about the cracks and were ignored. Back then it was easy to get a rental (compared to now) but the rent was so high. We had to bid on 3 houses before we secured one because there of the number of people wanting houses. The market for everyone is awful.

[@robzee5038]

This is heart breaking, homelessness is worldwide and now it’s becoming a normal way of living in Australia. If we all help one family this can stop

[@ubiquitousdiabolus]

Where are the fathers??

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

@@ubiquitousdiabolus Even 2 full time incomes cannot afford some of these prices. Why aren't those d--ned kids working too? Lazy 9 year olds need to get out of school and into those sweatshops, am I right? Yes, that's sarcasm

[@crand20033]

@@ubiquitousdiabolus In jail for failure to pay child support, silly.

[@vinlago]

@@ubiquitousdiabolus while a majority may not have fathers my mother took in a couple who were homeless. She didn't change rent and they stayed over a year until they got on their feet. They weren't acquaintances, they were strangers. It worked well but that may be a rare outcome. It is, however, possible.

[@dcg590]

@@crand20033well, let’s put accountability where it belongs. On HER. She chose the deadbeats, had kids she can’t afford and now wants handouts. Too bad. People whom are Responsible are sick and tired of funding these people

[@carlynsykes6053]

It never ceases to amaze me….you can’t afford x, let’s charge you more. You can’t afford to rent a place to live, here’s a fine. You have trouble paying your bills on time, here’s a late fee and higher interest rate. It only serves to keep people down and make them fall farther and farther behind. Then maybe you can afford the monthly rent but, well, you need to pay 3 months rent before you can get the keys.

[@madhuramitra6688]

This is same for all countries be it a first world or third world. no improvement in population , health and home . Shameful conditions.

[@TheCoralie87]

Agreed 😡.

[@isaiahmajka3030]

This is just heartbreaking! Such strong and hard working people and they should have a roof over their head and a bed too sleep in. Please don’t look down on yourselves it’s not your fault you are still beautiful people and deserve a place too call home. Please, Keep on! Keeping on!! 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️

[@standstillvlog5574]

I live here in the Philippines and watching this, its a heartbreaking situations, Australia is known for being one of the most best countries to live in, but there are things, the bad sides of the country..

[@ChaoticAnswers]

As a handyman I've seen hundreds of properties turned into air bnb.

[@cherylcook1942]

In the US as well. Entire neighborhoods are empty, owned as second homes and rented out as airbnb.

[@vtech920]

Affordable Housing here in Canada is at a crisis level as well. People are unable to live nowadays.

[@noelasandstrom9761]

If this lovely lady hasn't found a place in Coff's Harbour yet, I'm pleading for someone to reach out to her and help. She really deserves for her and her son to have a roof over their heads. Please, please let compassion guide you in your actions. Thanks so much

[@luisaantonia9716]

Where she is please?

[@allygee5468]

Yes same in Grafton and Lismore after floods

[@squeakyrabbit]

This is so depressing and sad. Some landlords have become cruel, unethical slum lords.

[@Janelle-hs2xn]

The Lucky Laundry by Nathan Lynch

[@jmc8076]

It goes much much higher. And where are the bio dads?? In Canada they cant just walk away.

[@TaureanTrish]

So has Housing NSW....:(

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

@@jmc8076 What happens in Canada? We have huge numbers of single Mums here. Boys growing up without a Male role model is not to be underestimated

[@thescience5307]

All owned by China, what did you expect? They won't rest until every white Aussie is homeless.

[@shadigif8916]

When housing is treated as a commodity or investment opportunity & not a fundamental right this is end result.

[@farahsummers1171]

Beautifully put! ❤

[@andreweastaughffe1070]

The Part that has me completely dumbfounded is with new homes when I started working in the current development I mostly work in house and land was around 370k to 400k for the bigger blocks or nicer homes now they are starting at 730k the blocks are smaller and the house is the same cookie cutter house with this or that facade banged on, now I am a subcontractor I do a small part on new homes like many other trades my rates haven't gone up since 2016 and with the recent inflation and stress on the income builders going bust and what not I started looking to do some work for other companies in the same trade and found out their rates are the same and have been since 2016 or are even lower then what I get now. The builders are screaming broke, We as the tradies aren't getting more then we were in 2016 but the house price and land have skyrocketed who is making the money everyone is screaming broke no more money to give from the developer to the builders to the material suppliers someone in the chain is lying some trades have had a slight pay bump in recent years but when you see the time they spend on site those hours they put there aren't 300k even if you multiplied it by 10. Were is this other 300k cost for a new home coming from I build these average homes daily and when i say average i mean 280 to 300sqm block with 3 beds 1 bath maybe an en-suit if lucky and 1 car garage house is zero boundary on one side and you have about 100 on the other side 2 or 3 fence palings at most that and you get a colour bond roof in one of 6 colours from the day the slab is poured the home is locked up and complete in less then 3 months you back yard is a row of turf just the 1 the width of the block around 10m to 12m and then 1 said in a alcove you will get a clothes line which will never see sun unless its summer at noon. I work my ass out on these homes from 5am till dark and i cant afford them with making decent money I and wouldn't want to live in a house like that for that cost where we would be forced to park both cars outside because you cant fit you work vehicle inside your own property line

[@rogervergara7279]

May GOD BLESS the Family There's still HOPE.... prayers for for them. ❤❤❤❤❤.

[@Queenslayer1923]

This is shocking this is Australia so sad it's heart breaking

[@jamied8678]

And yet every year we bring another 100000 refugees to Australia to make the situation worse because no one will get off their ass here and do the hard jobs because they think they're too good for that

[@arlenem9697]

No low income housing being built + high rental cost because of demand = homelessness. This is so sad, unfortunately this is happening everywhere.

[@vu4ea]

I grew up in Unringa and it's a shame the place has become what it is. The amount people are asking for houses down there is beyond stupid. My dad's brother owned the house on the left hand side a long time ago.

[@jedics1]

I will never own my own home yet I am certainly one of the lucky ones, 2 weeks into the pandemic I moved into my tiny house truck with most of the comforts, few of the hassles and none of the stress of owning or renting a house. I did it so I didn't have to live in a share house with drama queens or waste money on rent but with all the madness going on in the world it is now a life support system on wheels. Our politicians have sold out our country from underneath us and Albo isn't going to save anyone but himself like all the rest of them.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Albo's got $1 trillion of debt to deal with and trying to not have the currency collapse like it almost did in England. He could do more most certainly and the lack of public housing is a disgrace. But at the same time the neo liberal press are constantly pressuring him to 'act responsibly' on spending. The Liberals pissed up against the wall almost a trillion of debt needlessly bailing out businesses that were going to go broke anyway, or egregiously the businesses like Gerry Harvey who don't need it!!! The people that are suffering aren't loud enough they can't hear them for the noise of all the other interest groups out there and the clamouring of the media blaring on about the next thing.

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

Good for you. May I ask..where are you allowed to park? Homeless sleeping in cats, Van's etc constantly get moved on or given huge fines from rangers. Caravan parks cost big $$. Wth does someone go?

[@deborahcurtis1385]

@@soulthriver-oz6470 most people find an arrangement with a land owner who will let them live on the property for a fee. It works well for both sides.

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

@@deborahcurtis1385 I thought so. That's good.

[@jedics1]

​@@soulthriver-oz6470 All "Allowed" means to me is getting fleeced by some fat cat, going un noticed is my philosophy but my rig looks like a work truck 100% if your van is an obvious camper then it will be much harder for you. I experimented parking around the city for about 4 months and the best places were industrial areas where its very quiet after 6pm. Later I put an ad on Facebook tiny house forums and found someone with land. Its a very industrial area again but close to shops and the city and I don't care about a nice view. People can't judge what they don't know about, or dream up a way to milk money from it so stealth is the smart move.

[@vanessac1965]

'I don't know where I'm going...say goodbye to grandad'. Grandad drives away... Um, why can't your family help you? You're going to a motel room? Sad state of Australian culture.

[@sarai5467]

Same as British culture. Beyond sad and selfish

[@shimmskoopelian1218]

My aunties have spare rooms but no one offered to house me. I guess having two young children would disrupt their comfortable space at home. It's so isolating. Currently living in a woman's refuge and thankful for this opportunity but I've got only one month left and rentals are scarce and too expensive for a descent one without mold!

[@wsrtwetr]

​@Shoshanah Ben Noach it's a bit cruel but they also did not choose to have 2 extra children or decided to let a useless man to come in them? Take some responsibility for your choices. People don't end up in bad situations without contributing to it in some way

[@jacquelineburns1683]

Why can't the mother be granted free child care while she's working? Surely, that would help lower the stress levels a little, not to mention being a hell of a lot better for the kids. It's insane the amount of stress she would be feeling having her kids at her workplace - every time the little one screamed, I felt the mother flinch. Start a 'Grannies for Hire' charity and get these Mothers some bloody help!

[@shauncameron8390]

At who's expense?

[@RoxyTrevellas]

At the expense of a state that should be glad to have young mothers try so hard to work and to contribute and not rely on welfare. At the expense of a state who should know that kids are the future. At the expense of a state that should be ashamed to have babies live in mouldy, asbestos-filled sheds. At the expense of the taxes that we all pay and that this young mother pays, too. Why waste taxes on making rich people richer and poor people poorer.

[@angelaandradeus6290]

@@RoxyTrevellas expense of a state means expense of others although

[@heartobefelt]

Supply and demand imbalance are influenced by little details such as 346,000 Homes now being listed part time or full time for Air BnB accommodation in Australia. Little factors like 195,000 new migrants being approved to come into the country each year and 50,000 - 97,000 international students expected to arrive for full time study or on working student visas while on average only 200,000 new homes are built each year. Compounding the problem is Real Estate agents "front running" real estate listings , pumping up perceived values to immigrants who dont know they got ripped off when they arrive here and buy a home or buy a home online before they even arrive in the country. Then we have the Social Fashionistas who buy homes for their "investment portfolio" so they can outbrag their friends at barbecues about only owning 173 investment properties. There would be 200,000 - 400,000 people who have saved money for a deposit but cant buy their first home because they are outbid to insane levels by new arrivals or cocaine fueled 30 year old "investment gurus". What a mess .

[@jacquelenelively189]

What's wrong with our world? How do we let the few rule over the all? Time for a change people

[@Coolsomeone234]

You had a choice in 2019, and many previous elections

[@JohnDoe-oy5sw]

All going to plan WEF

[@TaureanTrish]

A millionaire was made every day for the first 2 years of the pandemic and 530 odd billionaires in the first 2 and a half years. I agree, we need a change. Reformation or revolution.

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

@@JohnDoe-oy5sw sure is. And beyond that too. AI.

[@8675-__]

@@TaureanTrish I agree Revolution is coming

[@alNange]

How can you legally lease a property which is not fit for purpose, and causing kids to get sick! Wouldn’t that satisfy negligence? I mean.. this is crazy

[@nicholaslandolina]

Could have said no

[@samwalker6268]

How good is neoliberalism!

[@alNange]

@@samwalker6268 I had to look up the meaning. I’d get NCAT involved. A friend of mine came to me with a contract not long ago about a real estate agent who wanted to claim a break fee when it was the owners intention to sell. We approached the agent and highlighted the sections of the Act and they still wanted to go to the tribunal. They lost their case. But one of their managers said we’ve been doing this for a decade now it’s normal practice. Ripping off renters is their normal practice! I couldn’t believe it

[@pronumeral1446]

​@@alNange There are good and bad real estate agents, landlords and renters/tenants. However, landlords/real estates have lots of advantages that tenants/renters don't have. For starters, when a renter applies to be a tenant, they have to give all sorts of highly personal information, and references, which the real estate / landlord use to weed out bad tenants. But the reverse is not true. Renters have no way of knowing whether a real estate agent or landlord are good or bad. Landlords don't have to give references to be a landlord. Additionally if a landlord ends up with a bad tenant, the worse case scenario is that they kick out the bad tenant (which can take a while) and it costs them some money in repairs. Whereas if you are a renter and get a bad real estate agent/landlord, you can end up homeless or broke or both. So the stakes are much higher for renters.

[@mssannysanderson9203]

Its crazy greedy, is what it is when landlords dont maintain and renters pay top $.

[@kathyfrancis9229]

Heart breaking. This poor woman and the trauma she must go through every waking hour. It is so very sad. I will always be grateful for my small flat. I am living the life of royalty compared to this woman. I will never complain again.

[@jeanettemcdonald5779]

My husband and I were homeless for 6 months, its disgusting and sad the way Australia is going.

[@rossstuart906]

Thank you for showing this. My son and I are are struggling, and job provides are pushing us into homeless because we live in the bush where there is no close work, our payments will be stopped, then we starve to death, we live in a one room shack with no windows but it's better than a tent, god help all of us.

[@Janelle-hs2xn]

The Lucky Laundry by Nathan Lynch

[@soulthriver-oz6470]

Oh dear God, I'm so sorry to hear that. I know in my heart there are thousands, not hundreds of ppl like you. I hope you've tried all social housing options etc! You better stock up soon on essentials, cans, wood, matches, fuel. Things aren't getting any better sorry to say. Pray. Even if you're ot a believer. There are many many good women your age who would be over the moon to get a guy like you with a son! Many lonely women homeowners. Go on social media. Don't delay.

[@8675-__]

May God bless you with better living conditions soon. 🙏🙏🙏

[@zanychelly]

You can’t go on without thinking that all those families are in fact broken families. Dark times we live in…

[@1953beetle]

We have been for a while and for some time to come it seems(i could be wrong,feel free to correct me if I'm wrong,ok).

[@polarisjustdothework2258]

More like BROKE families 👪💔😢

[@Itsaboutthewaterlife]

@@1953beetle You're not wrong.

[@1953beetle]

@@Itsaboutthewaterlife 👍

[@cindi4031]

@@polarisjustdothework2258 No broken and selfish. People don't want to share what they have. No real parent would let their child suffer when they can help them. It may be crowded, inconvenient, and take infinite patience, but you do that for love. How any parent/grandparent can be at home relaxing knowing their child/grandchild is suffering is something I will never understand or excuse.