Labor reveals how it would balance the federal budget with its election promises as a global agency warns government spending could trigger a credit downgrade.
As they aim to win over first homebuyers, party leaders have tried to strike a delicate balance in not spooking existing owners on property values.
Just 22 per cent of Australians surveyed were satisfied with the availability of affordable housing, the lowest level since Gallup started conducting the polls in 2006.
Despite the Greens pivoting towards the plight of renters ahead of the election, tenants are giving more backing to the major parties, polling has revealed.
Low and middle-income Australians struggling to crack the housing market will soon be able to buy with a smaller deposit via federal help.
Parliamentary inquiry into the use of PFAS begins as calls grow for more transparency from the companies using them.
Senate inquiry has made eight recommendations about AML regulations for lawyers and conveyancers - including bringing forward enforcement for some offences.
Australia faces slower growth and additional inflation from a second Donald Trump presidency, but the Treasurer believes the nation is well placed to withstand financial shocks.
Scheme to allow 40,000 first-home buyers to access cheaper deposits through a shared equity scheme with the federal government - being able to put down a deposit of as little as two per cent - is back before Parliament.
Ongoing debate over housing policy prompted Treasury advice on negative gearing, according to Jim Chalmers, who spoke out after the Prime Minister denied the government had plans to reform the scheme.
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