Sydney in grip of housing affordability crisis
Prices have soared 127% since 2009 where a one-bedroom unit can cost A$600 a week in rent
Sydney
MAJIK used to sneak into Sydney's botanical gardens before they were locked up at night so he could sleep safely. But as the cold weather closed in he joined other homeless people to shelter somewhere more central: outside the Reserve Bank of Australia.
"It's impossible to afford accommodation in this city," said Majik, 52, who has been living on the streets for three years and declined to give his surname. "We get some lovely people along here who give us a hand. They bring in food. They bring in clothing. They donate money."
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