In Moscow, the homeless can only survive by taking shelter close to vast industrial hot water pipes. If they get too close, serious burns could occur. At least Australia does not have that sort of freezing weather, but it is cold enough on the street to die of hyperthermia. And this is a danger that homeless families are facing, as documented in the stories below, given the present rental and housing crisis. The solution is for governments to do something about it, even allocating land where quickly assembled, but warm shelter could be put up, a great advance upon the tent cities that are emerging. Notice how neither party in the federal election, or state parties in previous recent state elections (such as in South Australia), made no mention of this housing crisis. It is easy to forget when not a lot of votes ride on it.