Melbourne wakes up to homelessness crisis 

Cost of living in Sydney is ridiculous! You can't blame the homeless. The struggle is REAL!

You spend millions on a ball game and then shame the homeless who can't even afford a bed or to eat. Yeah that's Australia for ya.

The cost of living anywhere in australia is ridiculous its so sad that there r so many homeless people

I heard that life in Australia is quite expensive. But one simply does not "wake up to homelessness crisis."

In Sydney I pay more than a $1000 in rent per week. I can understand how people cannot afford that.

Politicians have no right to tell people where to go or sleep. They need to do what they are paid for and no where in any if their job description does it say they can make morally wrong anti constitutional laws.

You're right, it is a shame for the fans to have to see the homeless. The government should be doing something so that the homeless have homes and jobs that can keep up with the cost of living so that they don't have to be on the streets for the whole world to see. My gosh, they make it sounds like the people on the streets purposely want to be an eyesore.

Homelessness is everywhere in Australia 🇦🇺 It's all over the world 🌏 ... God blessed 🙏 them all 💖

wait a minute.....I am an African willing to immigrate to Australia because it is developed and provide better life for it's citizens,,,...now homeless?...are you kidding me?...Australia is a such rich country and there people living in the streets?.......

4 billion a year for africa while australia becomes a third world nation look after your own

Australia has made two major mistakes in recent times. One - allowing predominately Chinese investors to buy into the nation's housing stock instead of investing into local businesses. This demand has over inflated house prices and subsequently driven up rents. Two - allowing far two many low skilled/low wage migrants from developing nations particularly from the sub continent. This has created a large pool of cheap labor prepared to work for less than local workers leading to wage stagnation. Both rich and poor migrants have arrived in great numbers in recent times but have overall had a negative effect on the Australian people's livelihoods and standard of living Wake up Australia ! ! !

Shame on government .

The poverty increases because they don’t give positions to work I’m looking for a year now For work ..I’m becoming homeless too

10 million only for such a important issue, yet they spend half a billion on more police and fancy cars for them.

Australia relied on china success, spending too much on infrastructure near mining communities instead of supporting farming and tech industries and Canada is doing the same mistake

That blokes pretty ripped for a homeless person.

The fall in spending on Mental Health & Social Housing has contributed to this problem. Some people cannot handle having four walls around them and the responsibility associated of living in accommodation so end up on the streets. It's a vicious cycle.

This is Lori Bach. As long as the global cost of living keeps rising and incomes shrinking this is going to continue.

this is national shame a rich country like Australia should not have homelessness Australia has plenty of money to house all 22 million people

Its sad , an Aussie friend keep saying that Australia is a lucky country, why don’t they help the poor ???

Thank You AJ! It is a shame that it took the tennis to highlight this problem which has been steadily growing in Australia (& other countries). Our problems with homelessness are due to the cost of housing. In Australia we have negative gearing (google it) & houses are being bought as offset assets & then rented out well over what the living wage can support. This is not the same as what happens in other countries as they do not have negative gearing & we can link it directly to our homelessness & our rising cost of rental accommodation. The problem exists because it is a perk that rich Australians do not want to give up & poor Australians cannot afford to carry that burden any more.

Melbourne is so depressing

but ...but Australia has the highest minimum wage out there...it should be smiles and rainbows and ponys and unicorns and everybody holding hands and singing kumbaya!!!!

the years 1970 to 1998 it was rare to see homeless people living on the streets of Melbourne CBD! Now it’s becoming like USA, it’s worse than ever!

I dont blame the people in Sydney sleeping on the street, government dont give two shits about these people, but hope there future gives them some sort of shelter to live and be comfortable under one day.

The government has plenty of money to easily accommodate them.

280,000 people!!

People who have a problem with homeless should be careful they don't drown with there noses up in the air .

PLENTY OF MONEY WITH EVERY GOVT IN WORLD PROBLEM IS SAME CORRUPTION

Most of these people have serious mental health issues. Melbourne is becoming too expensive to live in and the average rent is at least $1200 per month.

i am lucky that i am not live in Australia

This is the inevitable result when taxation, either hidden taxes on goods or payroll deductions exceeds a certain level.

they should move to far north Queensland. its a good place to start a new life

Melbourne is like a slum now. Homeless everywhere, thanks to greedy property speculators.

Government should be helping these people

00:46 that guy looks hoooot

Rental properties way out of touch and not enough. Maybe local councils and the Australian government can ease regulations and not fine homeless people just for living

A few are experiencing the Australian Aboriginal woes. I am surprised.

It's the same in most Western economies and down to central banks and their ZIRP policies which pushes up asset prices (housing/rents) transfering wealth from the middle/working vlass to the elite/rich who own most of those assets.

Aussie homeless need to thank Arabs for donating half of their annual gov benifits for street sweeping around town

AUSYRALIAN RENTAL DEBUCLE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS ...MY SELF AND MY HUSBAND WAITED FOR TEN YEARS TO BE ABLE TO RENT BY SADLY MY HUSBAND PASSED AND NOW BE CAUSED OF THAT SITUATION BEENING AN WIDOW YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE STILL ABLE TO OBTAIN THE HOUSING COMMISSION HOME BUT ALAS YOUR NOT RECOGNISED AS THAT PERSON ....THEY PLACED YOUR NAMED BACK ON THE WAITING LIST FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS....YOU SIMPLY PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR RENTING IN THE DUMP....AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS NO RESPECT FOR WIDOWS AND THAT IS TRUE ...MY FAMILY HAS KEPT MYSELF SAFE AND IVE THANK GOD FOR ALL OF THEM.....IM NOT VOTING FOR EITHER OF THE MAJOR PARTIES THIS TIME .....PROFIT OVER GREED ..2022....AUSTRALIAN Government does not look After Any One .........

I’m am on disability in America I understand one mistake can lead to being homeless such as not having rent on time but if you don’t have a vehicle you are lucky to have few land lords work with you

Dan andrews destroyed this state

Lanz Priestly is a kiwi, the sad thing is that many who sleep rough were once middle class citizens, now that the rise in living costs have changed. Also only Australian Citizens are entitled to receiving a benefit not any one who has just arrived.

Melbourne Australia not a 3rd world country.

Notice how the omeless ppl are white?

we are a family of 7 about to become homeless

Keep bringing I’m more immigrants ! This government is beyond stupid

Homeless in San Francisco is worse than Melbourne

junkies and single mums

You just get depressed that the world will never get better . Seeing some of the country you consider as the best having the same type of problem as in your country.

250 in Melbourne and 500 homeless in Sydney sounds like a low figure to me

Shame for tennis fans really, house them in instead of so called refugees

How do they go to toilet . How do they bathe

Rent is to much in Sydney and Melbourne but they can afford in adelaide and Perth

Wish I could be homeless but I have a wife and kid

ohh...I thought it's only in third world countries that people lives in on footpaths

Before I got where I am now I was homeless so I completely understand

In the footsteps of America

Maybe it's time to check out the new 10,000 Elon Musk TESLA House from Texas.

That's unbelievable for me. I thought that they are too less in population, only 30 millions, so nobody can be poor or homeless there. Very sad

Watching at 2024 right now.....

Even the richest country have the poorest and the unfortunate, may everyone also help me please?

You've gotta help them and do it fast..if you don't it I'll end up like downtown Los Angeles..And you'll never get on top of it ..ever.

Happening in more and more cities around the western world due to sky high real estate prices, hopefully the bubble will burst when central banks start to increase interest rates and inflation becomes uncontrollable....

Very sad

Dan Andrews Melbourne utopia of Victoria

How is it over there today?

Fenomena homeless terjadi di setiap negara sungguh kasihan siapa sih yang mau jadi homeless hidup tanpa tujuan

Wake up again

bad

Anthony Albanese vision for Australia 🇦🇺

Wow, being poor in Australia is noice!

All my wage goes to rent

They spend millions and millions of dollars on fireworks but can’t home homeless people what a joke what a joke

if you're homeless how can you afford protein bro? lol 0:45

Low the rent and keep it stable.

May I ask who can render assistance please?

They got dole money from centerlink every fortnightly that's why they dont want to work and find a job ,being homeless is better way to keep the money

Expensive rent expensive groceries Jesus Christ

Where's The Government Please 🥺🥺???

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VAGRANT LAWS? N NO ONE TODAY WOULD BE HOMELESS IF THEY KNEW THEY WOULD BE LOCKED IN PRISON FOR VAGRANT LAWS

Hi kaelan

Some help disabled people who don’t have a vehicle I ask family or friends a head of time to help rent I have 2 children and groceries are hard but churches and others do help I am blessed I always try make things stretch out here our doctor is only 4$ copay with state insurance for medical and you get a $40 card for food or medical use

It should be an offence For landlords to evict

Im thinking of joining the homeless so i can help them with my code numbers in sports

Really? I supposed Australia is only heaven state in the world.. my suppose was wrong...

"It's not a good look." The average lifespan of a homeless person is about 45 years. Not a good look. smh

Ohhh those poor people who can afford to go to the tennis, I'm sorry you had to witness real issues that these people face 😔

Most people have no hart if they have money, particularly if they r not religious ( spending money on games watching playing tennis night lives party on beaches casino's ) next homeless people who have no food to eat even except waiting with hope someone nice give charity.

Stop spending money on fireworks we don’t need it

Man even the homeless people are good-looking in Australia. You should see the orcs and gargoyles we have living on the streets here in the US. LOL.

do some of them have jobs?

My future looks bleak, the best I can hope for is to find a bit of dirt to put a card board mattress down on without the cop hassling each night. I think the rich are just selfish and greedy.

Ha ha ha....Congrat to you Australia my Regard from Jakarta.... here in Indonesia many refugees from midleeast who stranded in my country to live in Australia.. for add homeless....😊

This is so satisfying 🤣🤣

00:46 homeless guy with six packs lol

Free market, capitalism, winner take all.

If they get any income from their government, put them on a plane and fly them to the Philippines, it's cheaper. In America, Texas buses thousands of people crossing the border into Texas. and then they're transported to different parts of big cities, like NY or Chicago. Maybe recruit the homeless for the crews of the new multi-billion dollar submarines.. guess the war on drugs was just a good thought. . ...

Keep rents low!