Struggle Street

Poverty and social disadvantage are things we usually associate with the Third World. But in areas of western Sydney - on the margins of Australia’s most affluent city - thousands of families and individuals are struggling to get by. 00:00 Ashley, whose health stopped him driving trucks, shows how to make a few dollars by driving around looking for scrap metal. Erin’s former house gets trashed, and William shows how he can get a meal using a slingshot accurately. 50:30 Chris’s mother had him taken from her, and he grew up in foster homes. He now finds himself back in Mt Druitt. Five tries to give something back to the others, and there are some support services - if only more people knew how to find them. 01:40:27 Michelle’s kids are the most important thing in her life. Ashley is diagnosed with dementia, but it doesn’t stop him evicting his drug addicted son from the family home. 02:28:46 We meet those from diverse backgrounds fa