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Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards having one

The federal government’s confirmation on Monday that it will set up a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has not received much media or public attention. But, dollar for dollar, it might be the year’s most important and impactful housing announcement.

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Labor plan to ease housing crisis will create just 3% of dwellings needed, Greens warn

Exclusive: Research estimates Australia has a shortfall of 524,000 social housing dwellings this year, set to increase to 671,000 by 2032

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Labor to tackle housing problem from top

The Albanese government is pledging to take a greater share of responsibility in helping alleviate the national homelessness crisis.

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Federal minister urges Australians to help tackle homelessness ‘in their back yard’

Julie Collins to tell thinktank ‘ensuring every Australian has a safe place to call home is not someone else’s job’

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Can we solve Australia's housing crisis? Ambitious plan launched to eradicate rental stress and lower homeless rate

Homelessness Australia launches an ambitious plan to solve the housing crisis in Australia.

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Federal, state and territory ministers meet to tackle Australia’s growing housing affordability crisis

Albanese government aims to provide $10bn in funding to build 30,000 social and affordable properties in five years

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PM says he ‘wants to keep economy open’ – as it happened

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A bitter winter and nowhere else to go: Hobart housing crisis forcing people to live in tents

A rise in short-stay accommodation, a lack of public housing and an influx of new residents has led to the city being rated the worst in Australia for rental affordability

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One million homes were unoccupied on census night. How that could help people struggling to find housing

In the midst of a housing crisis, there were more than one million homes sitting vacant on census night, according to the latest data. A demographer says a lot of those dwellings could be used to help people in need of secure housing.

ABC News

More Tasmanians unable to afford to rent and the number seeking help to pay for essentials is growing

As the Tasmanian winter sets in, Michael Reardon and many others who can't afford to rent are struggling to keep warm.

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Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers

Although Labor hasn't been in government since 2013, almost half of the new cabinet have past experience as government ministers.

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Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

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Live export policy position of Labor not clear say WA livestock producers

With less than three weeks before the federal election, livestock producers call for clarity on the Labor Party's position on the export of live animals, particularly sheep.

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Relief for some but Qld's drought goes on

Drought declarations have been removed from almost a dozen Queensland local government areas, but there are ongoing concerns for more than half of the state.

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Federal government loan guarantee scheme to help farmers forced out of the market by soaring values

The federal government wants to help more people crack into the rural property market by guaranteeing 40 per cent of their loan deposits, as farm values soar.

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Tasmania has 'a habit' of large seat swings, and this election won't be any different, experts say

The marginal Tasmanian electorates of Bass, Braddon and Lyons are likely to get plenty of visits from federal politicians over the six weeks before the election.

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Labor yet to reveal agriculture policy including live sheep exports, dairy regulation, worker shortage

It's an $80 billion industry, but Labor won't say what it plans for the farm sector, even with the federal election just days from being called.

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Australia looks to Vietnam for farm workers as first MOU under agriculture visa is signed

Vietnam signs up for Australia's Agriculture Visa Program, but it is not clear how many farmer workers it will deliver, or when.

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