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The royals are continuing their tour Down Under with a visit to Parliament House, and Peter Dutton has announced a new housing policy.

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Dutton sets up housing showdown with big build pledge

With housing affordability expected to dominate the federal election campaign, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled a $5 billion plan to boost supply.

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PM focused on affordable housing despite home furore

Anthony Albanese says he's committed to increasing affordable housing, despite copping flak for buying a $4.3 million beach house with sweeping ocean views.

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Pressure mounts on man tipped to lead Sunshine State

His party is well ahead in the polls but Queensland's likely-next premier is facing growing calls to clarify his stance on divisive social issues.

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Green light for hundreds of new homes in Tooting as City Hall overrules Wandsworth Council

An NHS doctor told City Hall it would be a ‘lost opportunity’ for the ‘derelict’ site to ‘go unused’ in the midst of London’s housing crisis

Evening Standard

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Deadlocked legislation to help first-home buyers with low deposits has returned to federal parliament as government urges opponents to put differences aside.

AAP

Australians evacuated from Lebanon

Hundreds of Australians and their immediate families have been flown from Lebanon on government-assisted flights, and Labor is feeling a sting in the polls on the cost of housing.

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Foreign tensions, domestic impasses await at parliament

As the government looks to resolve a deadlock on housing and push wage increases through parliament, conflict in the Middle East is set to overshadow debate.

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Construction approved on public housing block left vacant for nearly a decade

The approval follows a Labor promise for more public housing.

The Canberra Times

‘It’s decimated’: Rayner faces a battle to boost Britain’s social housing

Labour wants action. But rent caps, rising interest rates and restrictions on councils have hit the affordable homes sector hard

The Guardian - UK

ACT Labor promises 1000 extra public housing properties by 2030

It's part of a broader commitment for 5000 affordable properties.

The Canberra Times

Scottish Government announces £22m in funding to deliver more affordable housing

A £22 MILLION investment has been announced by the Scottish Government to help deliver more affordable housing ...

The National (Scotland)

London house-building must 'markedly increase', Angela Rayner warns Sadiq Khan

The Deputy PM told the capital’s mayor she expects London to ‘take steps to boost its output’ of new homes

Evening Standard

John Swinney fires back as Labour demand sacking of Housing Minister

JOHN Swinney fired back at Anas Sarwar during FMQs after the Scottish Labour demanded the sacking of Scotland's Housing Minister.

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Car parks, empty lots for homes as tardy audit defended

Sites left vacant for decades will be converted into well-located homes as the latest batch of surplus NSW-owned sites is released to fix the housing crisis.

Evening Standard

Rayner to announce new measures to protect renters from mould and fire hazards at Labour Party conference

Angela Rayner will announce a series of measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould, and drive up housing standards in her speech at Labour Party conference.

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Why did Albo get fact-checked on X? He’s mad his housing agenda is stalling

The prime minister and his colleagues went on a social media blitz to try to shame the Greens over the move. They didn’t quite hit the mark.

The Canberra Times

Unused Yarralumla townhouses to be demolished for public housing

The build would add 30 homes to the ACT's government housing list.

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Trump’s would-be golf course assassin charged

A 58-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly trying to assassinate Donald Trump, and Labor seems resigned to its signature housing reforms failing in the Senate.

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Government green-lights 13,700 new homes

Labor commits to a new social housing build, NSW local council election results roll in, and someone takes another shot at Donald Trump?

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Albanese to announce social media age ban

Labor is planning on introducing a minimum age for access to social media, and Clare O’Neil highlights the ‘total despair’ of young people trying to find affordable housing.

The Canberra Times

Public housing increase not the aim of growth and renewal program, govt says

ACT government acknowledges deficits in program.

Evening Standard

'Jail the Grenfell culprits': Families call for manslaughter charges over tower blaze

Any court cases are only expected to start in 2027, a decade after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in the deadliest housing scandal in Britain’s history

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner insists she does not want to scrap Thatcher’s Right to Buy policy but promises reform

The deputy prime minister called for reform of the policy, which allows most council tenants to buy their council home at a discount, to ensure the stock of social housing is not depleted

International Business Times UK

Angela Rayner Sparks Outrage: Single-Person Discount For Council Tax At Risk Of Being Axed

The single-person discount automatically reduces bills by 25 per cent for taxpayers who live alone, regardless of their financial circumstances.

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