New $3.5 billion incentive for states to lift housing target
National cabinet has backed a deal on housing that sets a new target to build 1.2 million homes over five years, and moves to set national principles on renters’ rights.
- by David Crowe
Latest
Marles to frame Labor as party of defence as tensions emerge over ‘stifling’ conference rules
Two party figures say open debate at the party’s triennial conference is being shut down.
- by David Crowe, Paul Sakkal and James Massola
Exclusive
Housing affordability
Voters spurn idea of early poll over housing deadlock
Voters are split on whether the federal stoush over housing policy is important enough to trigger a double-dissolution election, but a clear majority has rejected the idea of going to the polls before 2025 even if the deadlock continues.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Indigenous Voice
Voice paradox starting to take political toll on Albanese
Labor has lost support at a time of huge division over its pledge to find a new way to end Indigenous disadvantage.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Indigenous Voice
Albanese pays price as Voice support slips again
Voters have cut their support for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a fierce political dispute over the Indigenous Voice, slashing his net performance rating from 16 to just 2 percentage points over the past month.
- by David Crowe
Thousands of Labor members take climate challenge to Albanese
The prime minister will face calls for greater ambition on climate change as well as questions over the AUKUS pact.
- by David Crowe
Nationals leader opposes public holiday for Matildas win
David Littleproud is against the prime minister’s idea of a public holiday if the Matildas win the World Cup, choosing to back concerned employers instead.
- by David Crowe and Annika Smethurst
Business council appoints Liberal staffer to top job as IR showdown looms
Jennifer Westacott’s replacement was chief of staff to former NSW Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet, risking tensions with leaders in Canberra and the states.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Property market
Why this young Green Turk troubles Albanese to the Max
They both hail from the Labor left, but Max Chandler-Mather is out to snare ALP votes for the Greens - and the housing crisis is fertile territory.
- by David Crowe
The four fixes Anthony Albanese wants for the housing crisis
The prime minister is confident of securing pledges from state premiers to tackle what he sees as the key obstacles to new housing projects.
- by David Crowe
Labor leaders aiming for national plan to boost renters’ rights
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking the deal at a national cabinet meeting in Brisbane next week while also negotiating new commitments on planning laws to add 1 million homes across the country.
- by David Crowe