Eight people in a one-bedrom unit: international students living 'in squalor'

A makeshift bedroom on an enclosed balcony at a unit in Surry Hills, Sydney

A makeshift bedroom on an enclosed balcony at a unit in Surry Hills, Sydney Source: SBS

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Overcrowding is rife in Australia's competitive rental housing markets, and in many cases it's international students who are sacrificing space for affordability.

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