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One Nation turns its back on Acknowledgement of Country

A decision by senators belonging to a right-wing minor party to turn their backs during an Acknowledgement of Country has been branded "disrespectful".

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Labor has promised 1.2m new homes in its second term. Is it possible?

Experts weigh in on what Australia needs to change to get more houses, more quickly – from fixing a 2,000-page code, to backing modular builds

The Guardian - AU

Labor vows to slash red tape to turbocharge housing

Building more than a million homes is a high bar to clear in a stagnant housing market, but the government says it is committed to railing on red-tape.

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Gladys Liu demands apology from Jane Hume over claim ‘Chinese spies’ volunteering for Labor

Former Liberal MP says she was ‘outraged and deeply troubled’ by Liberal senator’s ‘damaging’ accusation

The Guardian - AU

Bennelong candidate appears to distance himself from Liberal party with Chinese-language ad

Exclusive: WeChat ad narrow-cast to Chinese-Australian community spruiks Scott Yung’s ‘independent thinking’

The Guardian - AU

'What would your mother say?': parties clash on housing

As Australians priced out of the housing market wait for answers, politicians have played the blame game in a fiery television debate.

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Detail missing as parties pledge to fix housing woes

As housing firms up as a vote-defining issue, major parties have avoided laying out targets for how many new properties would be built in coming years.

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Policy no quick fix with housing 'too far out of reach'

An economist has warned election policies for first homebuyers risk pushing prices up when many aspiring home owners think they're already beyond reach.

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Australia bans foreigners from buying homes to tackle surging property prices

Housing affordability is a major issue in Australia, especially for young voters

The Independent UK

View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies

With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes.

The Conversation

New homes and land banking off-limits to foreign buyers

Established homes will be off-limits and foreign owners will be forced to develop vacant land under new measures announced to improve housing supply.

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Why DeepSeek, The New AI Chatbot, Has Aussie Politicians Concerned: ‘Lots Of Questions’

DeepSeek is dominating the app store — which has Aussie politicians concerned.

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DeepSeek surge could lead to Australian AI boom: expert

The lowering of the cost of artificial intelligence, as demonstrated by DeepSeek, could see Australia play more of a role in the industry, an expert says.

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Apprentice incentive not enough to meet housing targets

Despite the Albanese government's well-meaning rhetoric, its policies and results reveal a failure to fix housing affordability, a housing expert says.

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'Sense of urgency': extra social homes fast-tracked

Funding an extra 5000 social properties through a partnership with the community housing sector will help get more people into homes sooner, advocates say.

The Guardian - AU

Australian mining exports could plunge $100bn over four years due to China slowdown, budget update suggests

Company tax receipts to be revised downwards for the first time since 2020, mid-year budget update reveals

The Guardian - AU

Senate moving through 31 bills in frantic end to year as Labor strikes deal with Greens

Albanese government reliant on Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under 16 social media ban

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Greens Agree To Pass Labor’s ‘Help To Buy’ Housing Bill Despite Previously Calling It A ‘Lottery’

The Greens have agreed to pass Labor's Help To Buy housing policy, after blocking it for months, and trying to improve the bill.

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The Guardian - AU

Greens back Albanese government’s Help to Buy housing bill after failing to win concessions

Minor party says it is waving bills through after accepting government ‘doesn’t care enough about renters to do anything meaningful for them’

The Guardian - AU

Labor ministers contradict each other on reasons why gambling ad ban has stalled

Anika Wells says not all stakeholders accepted the Albanese government proposal but Andrew Leigh blames failure to secure numbers in Senate

AAP

'Absolutely gutless': gambling ad ban delay condemned

The government has been accused of letting down Australian communities after its long-awaited gambling advertising policy was officially delayed.

The Guardian - AU

Musk argues social media bill may not be lawful – as it happened

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'Flippant': Greens' housing scheme demands draw ire

The housing crisis is too serious for the Greens' "flippant ideas" about help-to-buy and build-to-rent scheme reforms, the Property Council of Australia says.

AAP

Infrastructure humps likely to curb housing targets

The water pipes and bitumen needed for new housing have emerged as a new frontier in the housing crisis debate as economist warn affordability could get worse.

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Australia facing further economic troubles

Australia is facing ongoing economic challenges as Labor holds out hope interest rates will come down before the federal election.

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