es ▁they ▁face ▁being ▁born ▁into ▁gener ational ▁dis adv antage , ▁and ▁then ▁being ▁bl amed ▁by ▁the ▁system ▁for ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁progress . ▁ ▁... And ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁an ▁exercise ▁in ▁vo ye ur ism , ▁or ▁a ▁fle eting ▁judgment al ▁report , ▁this ▁extended ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁our ▁subjects ▁will ▁- ▁we ▁hope ▁- ▁prov oke ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁public ▁per ception , ▁but ▁a ▁debate ▁about ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁public ▁policy ▁as ▁well ▁ ▁Series ▁over view ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁series ▁received ▁strong ▁criticism ▁from ▁local ▁govern ments , ▁with ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Black town , ▁Stephen ▁B ali ▁lab elling ▁it ▁as ▁' p over ty ▁por n '. ▁Loc als ▁attempted ▁to ▁boy c ott ▁the ▁series ▁by ▁establish ing ▁a ▁block ade ▁of ▁garbage ▁tr uck s ▁outside ▁the ▁S BS ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Art arm on . ▁The ▁series ▁a ired ▁as ▁planned , ▁winning ▁its ▁times lot ▁nation ally ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁program ▁on ▁television ▁that ▁night ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁with ▁the ▁controvers y ▁claimed ▁for ▁the ▁record ▁ratings . ▁ ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁loc als ▁are ▁cont empl ating ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁produ cers ▁to ▁seek ▁dam ages ▁for ▁def am ation . ▁ ▁S BS ▁chief ▁content ▁officer ▁Helen ▁K ell ie ▁def ended ▁the ▁program , ▁stating ▁that ▁" We ▁are ▁confident ▁that ▁Str ug gle ▁Street ▁is ▁a ▁fair ▁and ▁accurate ▁port ray al ▁of ▁events ▁that ▁occurred ▁during ▁film ing