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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
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Australian economy
The Greens could seize control on housing, and the PM didn’t see it coming
Australia is now less binary, more ternary, which bodes ill for our political duopoly if they continue to get it wrong on housing.
- by Tone Wheeler
‘Almost at the edge’: What life’s like in Melbourne’s most mortgaged suburb
Seventy-two per cent of properties are mortgaged and after 12 interest rate rises, homeowners say they’re struggling to make ends meet.
- by Jim Malo
Opinion
Sydney Metro
Trains are the future for global cities. Let’s not go off the rails, Sydney
A commitment to modern rail networks is critical to building safer, low-carbon cities.
- by Caroline Wilkie
Housing stoush reignites as $10 billion fund returns to parliament
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.
- by James Massola
Greens put everything on the table in housing stoush
As the government prepares to reintroduce its $10 billion housing bill unchanged, the Greens’ housing spokesman, Max Chandler-Mather, says he’s ready to negotiate.
- by Rachel Clun and Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
City life
There’s nothing wrong with raising kids in apartments - let’s embrace it
The old mythology about quarter-acre blocks and Hills Hoists persists, even if it doesn’t match our modern reality or the intentions of policymakers.
- by Michael Koziol
Housing stoush could give Albanese double dissolution trigger
The fight between Labor and the Greens to pass the housing package has become increasingly bitter as community anger mounts over soaring rents and mortgages.Â
- by James Massola and Rachel Clun
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Renting
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How to move out of home for the first time in a rental crisis
How do you get approved for a property with no rental history, and what are the best places to buy basic household items on the cheap?
- by Kate Burke
‘Building on paddocks is much easier’: Why Sydney keeps expanding outwards
Hundreds of thousands of new homes may be added on the edge of Sydney, despite NSW Premier Chris Minns’ determination to curb urban sprawl.
- by Andrew Taylor