On a rainy morning last week, I paced along Manly Beach in search of one thing: a brick of cocaine. I’m becoming increasingly convinced, not of the benefits of doing a line of coke, but that I will need something close to a lottery win to get me out of the rental rat race.along the NSW coastline after a botched import last year. Since December, cocaine packages, ranging from 1 kilogram to 39 kilograms have been found on several of Sydney’s beaches.
Having family financial assistance doubles a person’s chances of owning a home. But low-income households, especially those who are renters, will find it difficult, if not impossible to make a meaningful financial contribution.We need to remember a home is first and foremost an essential shelter.