Soaring house prices lock Australia's homeless out

Homelessness is on the rise in Australia, experts warn, with a growing number of people failing to benefit from the nation’s stellar economy as it readies to mark a record 26 years without a recession.
The unprecedented economic expansion — fuelled by a massive mining investment boom — has boosted house prices and lined the pockets of many citizens.
But it has also led to the country’s biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, being ranked second and 10th on a list of the wo