Politics

Anthony Albanese announcing plans to encourage states to get more homes built through a $3 billion incentive package.

Property market

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

Analysis

Affordable housing

Albanese goes back to the future for housing reform

by Shane Wright

ALP

Marles to frame Labor as party of defence as tensions emerge over ‘stifling’ conference rules

by David Crowe, Paul Sakkal and James Massola

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Indigenous Voice

Voice sparking racism, should be called off: Lidia Thorpe

by Paul Sakkal

CFMMEU national secretary Zach Smith says the RBA has been “wilfully out of touch with ordinary Australians”.

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ALP

Union push for worker representatives on RBA and Future Fund

by Paul Sakkal and James Massola

Opinion & Perspectives

Dutton is banking on twin calamities to unseat Albanese, but it’s not enough

The prime minister is already crafting a post-referendum Plan B, while the Liberals seem to be banking on chaos and instability of the past to see them through.

Niki Savva

Award-winning political commentator and author

Win or lose, the Matildas have captured the nation’s heart

Irrespective of the result of the semi-final, the Matildas will always shine.

Albanese goes back to the future for housing reform

Giving the states a kick up the bum while offering them cash to really put more housing stock into the market is one step to repairing the damage caused by decades of poor policy.

Shane Wright

Senior economics correspondent

Federal

Opinion

Indigenous Voice

Dutton is banking on twin calamities to unseat Albanese, but it’s not enough

The prime minister is already crafting a post-referendum Plan B, while the Liberals seem to be banking on chaos and instability of the past to see them through.