Australia’s rental crisis is a policy choice, not an unavoidable consequence of market forces, a Senate inquiry has heard, with advocates arguing governments are failing to deliver the stability, affordability and security people deserve from a home.
Australia’s rental crisis is a policy choice, not an unavoidable consequence of market forces, a Senate inquiry has heard, with advocates arguing governments are failing to deliver the stability, affordability and security people deserve from a home.
Australia’s rental crisis is a policy choice, not an unavoidable consequence of market forces, a Senate inquiry has heard, with advocates arguing governments are failing to deliver the stability, affordability and security people deserve from a home.
Older Australians have seen their wealth grow eight times faster than younger generations over the past two decades, but a Senate inquiry has heard housing inequality is no longer just a generational issue. The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) told a public hearing in Sydney that the issue extended well beyond the divide between younger and older Australians.
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Australia's largest gas exporters are set to receive an unexpected $18 billion revenue windfall over the next year, due to the fallout from conflict in the Middle East, reigniting calls for the Albanese government to introduce a 25 per cent tax on gas exports
The government’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax passed the parliament last week. This is a big moment in the fight to make housing more affordable.
An unlikely alliance of crossbench MPs and senators in federal parliament have accused the Albanese government of mounting an attack on Australia’s freedom of information (FOI) regime, after bureaucrats escalated an AUKUS transparency dispute to the Federal Court.
Greens leader Larissa Waters has argued the rise of One Nation reflects growing anger at a system many Australians feel no longer works for them, rather than an embrace of Pauline Hanson’s brand of politics.
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has defended the AUKUS nuclear-submarine deal against critics in the Labor movement, arguing it continues to enjoy overwhelming support within the party.
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The campaign to end fossil fuel sponsorship at the Queensland Museum has intensified, with dozens of prominent Australians and advocacy groups demanding the institution sever ties with the industry.
The Albanese government has been warned thousands of Australian pets could die and households risk facing more than $1 billion in annual costs unless it significantly boosts efforts to eradicate fire ants.
A former Western Australian public health chief has warned the AUKUS inquiry that there is a ‘nuclear disaster waiting to happen’, arguing there is no safety plan to protect Perth communities in the event of a major nuclear accident at naval base HMAS Stirling.
