Eight people in a one-bed unit: International students living in 'squalor'

Overcrowding is rife in Australia's competitive rental housing markets, and in many cases it's international students who are sacrificing space for affordability.

A makeshift bedroom on an enclosed balcony at a unit in Surry Hills, Sydney

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An SBS News investigation goes inside Australia’s overcrowded rental market, which is exploiting young people from overseas.


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