Episode 36 - Paying The Rental Price (Long Read series)

It’s hard enough for anyone to find a home to rent in Australia. The difficulty factor is multiplied many times more for hundreds-of-thousands of international students who come to the country each year, also needing a rental. In this episode, reporter Gwen Liu reveals the desperate measures many students are turning to that are exposing them to potential scams and exploitation.Reporter: Gwen LiuExecutive Producer: Simon BradyOriginal stories Crikey – Rental crisis: desperate students turn to Chinese brokers and pay the pricehttps://www.crikey.com.au/2023/08/14/rental-crisis-desperate-students-chinese-brokers/The Citizen – Rental crisis: Desperate students turn to Chinese brokers and pay pricehttps://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/rental-crisis-desperate-students-turn-to-chinese-brokers-and-pay-priceMore stories from the best student journalism in Australia.The Junction Music 'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' – Get Musichttps://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/there-is-only-the-unknown-ahead-840056/?q=there%20is%20only%20the%20unknown%20ahead&search_header=1‘The Art of Silence’ – DHD Musichttps://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/the-art-of-silence-1066952/‘Steps’ – Lance Conradhttps://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/steps-1012004/?q=steps‘Come Back Home’ – Olexyhttps://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/