{"id":180133,"date":"2023-08-15T21:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=180133"},"modified":"2023-08-15T21:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T21:24:10","slug":"australia-news-live-housing-on-agenda-for-national-cabinet-meeting-nation-prepares-for-matildas-clash-with-england-in-womens-world-cup-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/australia-news-live-housing-on-agenda-for-national-cabinet-meeting-nation-prepares-for-matildas-clash-with-england-in-womens-world-cup-semi-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia news LIVE: Housing on agenda for national cabinet meeting; Nation prepares for Matildas clash with England in Women\u2019s World Cup semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<h3>Key posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><time class=\"_2_zR-\" data-testid=\"datetime\" dateTime=\"2023-08-16T07:05:07+10:00\">7.05am<\/time><\/span>Voters spurn idea of early poll over housing deadlock<\/li>\n<li><span><time class=\"_2_zR-\" data-testid=\"datetime\" dateTime=\"2023-08-16T06:50:41+10:00\">6.50am<\/time><\/span>The stats that reveal the Matildas\u2019 edge<\/li>\n<li><span><time class=\"_2_zR-\" data-testid=\"datetime\" dateTime=\"2023-08-16T06:35:43+10:00\">6.35am<\/time><\/span>Three arrested in Russian espionage investigation face charges in UK<\/li>\n<li><span><time class=\"_2_zR-\" data-testid=\"datetime\" dateTime=\"2023-08-16T06:21:29+10:00\">6.21am<\/time><\/span>This morning\u2019s headlines at a glance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>1<\/span> of <span>1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Greens housing spokesman says there are \u2018solutions\u2019 to help renters<\/h2>\n<p>Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather says his party isn\u2019t ready to concede on a rent freeze. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, not necessarily. We still have to find out the final result today,\u201d he told ABC TV this morning.<\/p>\n<p>It comes ahead of the national cabinet meeting in Brisbane today, where state and territory leaders meet with the prime minister. Housing is one of the key items on the agenda. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.244%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8c3d62416380b6eae761afa9e98e81cbdadde87e\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Alex Ellinghausen<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Chandler-Mather said rents are going up at the fastest rate in 35 years, and pointed to the Reserve Bank suggestions they will increase again over the next 12 months. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be extraordinary if a bunch of Labor state premiers and the prime minister decided they were going to lock in unlimited rent increases at a time when renters are suffering the worse they\u2019ve suffered in generations,\u201d he told ABC <em>News Breakfast<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>He said a jurisdiction that introduces a rent freeze or a cap could back date the implementation to stop landlords from jacking up the rent in anticipation of a freeze on rent increases. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are solutions here. Solutions that have been used in Australia before,\u201d Chandler-Mather said and pointed towards the decision some states made to freeze rents during the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>The Greens housing spokesman said the party was willing to negotiate with the government for a solution. <\/p>\n<h2>Voters spurn idea of early poll over housing deadlock<\/h2>\n<p>Back to federal politicals, voters are split on whether the federal stoush over housing policy is important enough to trigger a double-dissolution election.<\/p>\n<p>But a clear majority has rejected the idea of going to the polls before 2025 even if the deadlock continues.<\/p>\n<p>An exclusive survey shows that 54 per cent of voters want Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to serve a full term and only 20 per cent support an early election next year, despite the fight over the government\u2019s $10 billion housing fund that is stalled in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c37efb812db855be0e1df62e7adf369940487dc6\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather (right) has mobilised volunteers in door-knocking campaigns to win over the community, while Anthony Albanese has accused him of seeking political gain when he should vote for the $10 billion fund.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>David Crosling\/Pool, Alex Ellinghausen<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>While urging the Greens to vote for the housing bill when it is put to parliament again, Albanese is also seeking a deal on housing with premiers and chief ministers at a national cabinet meeting in Brisbane on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The government is aiming for a set of national principles on renters\u2019 rights without banning rent hikes, while states and territories are also expected to commit to planning and zoning changes they say could speed up approvals as the nation faces a shortfall of new homes over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full story on this issue.<\/p>\n<h2>The stats that reveal the Matildas\u2019 edge<\/h2>\n<p>If you thought the white-knuckle ride of the quarter-final win against France was nerve-racking, then watching the Matildas play for a spot in the World Cup final is likely to be another story entirely.<\/p>\n<p>European champions England, so far, have been pass masters at this World Cup, dominating possession against each opponent they have faced \u2013 and the trend is set to give Australia another night of dogged defending to protect Mackenzie Arnold\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not as if the Matildas haven\u2019t been here before.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Gustavsson\u2019s side fashioned a 2-0 friendly win over the Lionesses in London earlier this year, ending England\u2019s 30-match unbeaten run.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the statistics here, ahead of the match tonight. <\/p>\n<h2>Three arrested in Russian espionage investigation face charges in UK<\/h2>\n<p>Three Bulgarian citizens living in England who were arrested in February on suspicion of espionage offences have been charged with possessing false identity documents.<\/p>\n<p>Orlin Roussev, 45, Bizer Dzhambazov, 42, and Katrin Ivanova, 32, were taken into custody after they appeared last month in the Central Criminal Court in London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_44\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/43017ca5b00b99a823b6e79167750f998c0f3e0c\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>New Scotland Yard, headquarters of the Metropolitan Police.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>The trio is suspected of working for Russian security services, the BBC and other British media reported.<\/p>\n<p>The charges allege the three had false documents among 34 pieces of identification in their possession. The BBC said documents, including passports and identity cards, were from the UK, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece and the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story on the arrests here, from wire services <strong>AP<\/strong> and <strong>Reuters<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h2>This morning\u2019s headlines at a glance<\/h2>\n<p>Good morning, and thanks for your company.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Wednesday, August 16 and the nation is gearing up to watch the Matildas play against England. I\u2019m <strong>Caroline Schelle<\/strong>, and I\u2019ll be anchoring the blog for the first half of the day. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know before we get started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Voters are split on whether the federal stoush over housing policy is important enough to trigger a double-dissolution election, as national cabinet meets today in Brisbane. <\/li>\n<li>Worker representatives would help set interest rates on the Reserve Bank board under a union bid to bolster employee power at Australia\u2019s top economic institutions. <\/li>\n<li>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flatly rejected paying Indigenous Australians reparations for their treatment by British colonists. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_205%2C$y_21\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5701ad272e51456ecb3771d9d46588ff7b383f41\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected calls for reparations for Indigenous Australians.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Louie Douvis<\/cite><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The backlash against new transmission lines needed to shift the electricity grid to renewable energy looms as a crucial fight for federal and state governments. <\/li>\n<li>Food delivery service DoorDash has been fined $2 million for inundating customers and delivery drivers with texts and emails.<\/li>\n<li>The Matildas face a foe they know well when they take on the Lionesses for a place in the World Cup final, but learn how the team started their journey to the cup.<\/li>\n<li>A crew member is still lost at sea, after four Australians were found in waters off Indonesia 36 hours when their wooden boat sank in rough weather. <\/li>\n<li>In other international news, former US President Donald Trump has been charged in Georgia over racketeering scheme to overturn the 2020 election. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span>1<\/span> of <span>1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most Viewed in National<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/australia-news-live-housing-on-agenda-for-national-cabinet-meeting-nation-prepares-for-matildas-clash-with-england-in-women-s-world-cup-semi-final-20230815-p5dwri.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Australia news LIVE: Housing on agenda for national cabinet meeting; 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