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Homeless in Melbourne: Troy's story

Anti-poverty campaigners say the issue of poverty has been ignored in this campaign. Troy Schalks tells SBS his story of how he found himself homeless in Melbourne.

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By Allan Raskall

Source: SBS


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Every night hundreds of Australians sleep rough on the streets, because they have nowhere to call home.

Among them is Troy Schalks, who busks with his outside a supermarket in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond.

The 40-year-old has been homeless for eighteen months.

For the full story click on the video report above.

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