Australia's tent city

August 7, 2012, 6:18 pm Madeleine Kennard Today Tonight

In outer city suburbs and regional centres across the country too many families are living rough, with tent cities being set up to accommodate them.

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The two-speed economy is resulting in a growing number of people being left behind.

Regional centres are experiencing inner-city social problems for the first time, and they're struggling to cope.

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