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16 September 2026

‘Australians sleeping in cars’: Opposition fires up over housing crisis as new data reveals sharp fall in new home sales

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Source reporting: 7NEWS Australia

‘Australians sleeping in cars’: Opposition fires up over housing crisis as new data reveals sharp fall in new home sales

Labor has rejected claims its tax changes are to blame for the downturn.

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Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say

As minister says process needs to be ‘streamlined’, Greens and Lock the Gate say the legislation is ‘corrupt’ and tears up environmental protections The Greens have called the move “corrupt” and community action group Lock the Gate Alliance said the state’s LNP government was “tearing up democratic and environmental protections just to make life easier for mining companies”.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source