The Australian Labor government’s high-profile affordable housing fund has failed to pass the Parliament’s upper house. On May 10, Labor attempted to bring a vote in the Senate for the Housing Australia Future Fund; however, the motion was shot down by the Greens and Liberal-National Coalition. As a result, debate on the housing fund will…

The Minister for Industry and Investment, Ed Husic, has pushed back on claims the Greens party have won a victory over the government after negotiations on the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) saw amendments to stop the Fund from investing in future coal and gas projects, and native forests logging. The NRF is a corporate Commonwealth entity that…

Hillsong Church has defended its summer camps after being accused by Tasmanian Senator Jacquie Lambie they had breached New South Wales (NSW) COVID-19 public health protocols. Lambie called Hillsong’s actions “shameful” and bizarre after social media posts on Thursday night showed a rock-style concert in progress as part of their Wildlife summer camp, an apparent…