Australia news live: federal court to hear Bruce Lehrmann appeal; Labor to tweak pension and welfare calculations

Lehrmann is appealing against a defamation case loss against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHousing minister says Labor working to confront market that is ‘not functioning correctly’Housing minister Clare O’Neil said the issue of housing remains the “principal problem” confronting Australians, insisting the Labor government is doing all it can to tackle a market that is “not functioning correctly”. O’Neil spoke to ABC News this morning as politicians and industry experts gather for the second day of the roundtable, where housing is expected to be a top issue.You and I are about the same age and I remember being preoccupied by this. I remember sitting around share house table wondering if we would ever own our own home. This reflects the fact that we have a housing market that is not functioning correctly. …We’ve got a 40-year-old crisis because, for that period of time, our country has not been building enough homes and this productivity issue may seem and sound a little bit remote to people watching at home but this is really about how can we build homes faster, more quickly. Because more housing means more affordable housing for Australians. Continue reading...

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