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A five-part documentary series that dispels the myths of homelessness. (First broadcast in 2018.)Every day thousands of Australians are living just one pay slip away from homelessness. A failed business, job loss, sickness, or the death of a loved one can leave families at risk of losing their home. So, homelessness could affect any of us at any time (here are some numbers).There are 116,427 people homeless in Australia on any given night. This includes 43,552 people under the age of 25, and 18,625 aged 55 and over. Each year more than 123,000 Australian parents and their children don’t have a safe place to call home. To put this in perspective, there are more homeless people in Australia than members of both the Liberal and Labor parties combined.