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Confidence tanks as fuel spike flows to building costs

Housing Minister Clare O'Neil has brought together leaders from the construction industry as they grapple with skyrocketing materials costs.

AAP · Mar 24

Minister won't rule out tax change as Greens up demands

Falling building approvals have put the government further behind its housing supply targets, as Labor weighs up tax changes to ease affordability.

AAP · Mar 3

Cheaper houses have lift-off as guarantee takes effect

A five per cent deposit guarantee is helping first homebuyers into the market, but ensuring they pay more for the privilege.

AAP · Jan 8

Online TV viewers should have power to block gambling ads, former SBS chair says

Exclusive: George Savvides says networks should follow SBS’s lead with opt-out feature to protect people from ‘addictive and destructive’ advertising

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2025

PM says neo-Nazi giving speech from Victoria’s parliament steps ‘isn’t the Australian way’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2025

Lambie says crossbench ‘not important’ after Labor’s election landslide – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2025

Housing bubble warning as deposit scheme fast-tracked

House prices could surge and mortgage defaults rise when a government scheme to help first home buyers begins ahead of schedule, experts warn.

AAP · Aug 24, 2025

‘We want builders on site, not filling in forms’: Albanese government cuts red tape in bid to boost home building

Pausing changes to Construction Code, establishment of ‘strike team’ within environment department and use of AI in planning among reforms

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2025

Warning building rule book freeze not consequence-free

A pause or review of the construction code has garnered support as a way to speed up home building but some argue a full hiatus could be counterproductive.

AAP · Aug 22, 2025

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".

AAP · Jul 22, 2025