Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
Less than 5 per cent of homes built in Australia are prefabricated. The federal government wants that to change.
The new analysis comes as the federal government launched the first round of tenders for funding through its $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.
Overseas buyers will face a tripling in fees to buy an established home in Australia and will be further penalised if their property is left vacant and not rented,under a government plan to tighten foreign investment laws.
A group called No More Bodies in Gaza,which claims to have no political connections,has dumped fake dead bodies outside Labor MPs’ offices in Victoria and Tasmania.
The federal housing minister understands better than most the stress and uncertainty of unstable housing.
The Albanese government’s threat to hold an early election over its signature $10 billion housing policy will draw a step closer when the laws return to parliament on Wednesday.
The prime minister is poised to bypass the Senate after the Greens sided with the Coalition to delay a vote on Labor’s signature housing bill.
But the Greens say the changes offered do not provide a single cent of additional guaranteed funding or extra help for renters.
The housing bill will be the first matter up for debate in the Senate this week.
The Greens have halved their demands for supporting the government’s $10 billion housing fund. But the government is holding its ground.