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The typical federal public servant living by themselves in Canberra spends 85.21% of their income on necessities.

A new report lays bare the need for a $10 billion future fund for Australia’s housing future, with an estimated 377,600 households in need.

From experts, advocacy groups, minor political parties, to the opposition — here’s a round-up of the main takes from Tuesday’s budget.

New council planning controls will see 10,000 extra affordable rental properties made available across the City of Sydney over the next 15 years.

Embattled Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) chair James Shipton oversaw an internal probe into whether his deputy exceeded remuneration limits, despite his own arrangements also falling foul of the rules, Senate Estimates has heard. In several hours of grueling questioning on Tuesday, it was revealed ASIC was the first to note issues regarding payments […]

Bureaucrats across four jurisdictions must work fast to solve a policy problem put in the too-hard basket by successive governments: affordable housing. They were under pressure from the start.