Strategy could deliver 2.5m new homes – and Jacinta Allan doesn’t rule out forcing councils to hit targetsVictoria’s premier unveils new housing targets for construction by 2051Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHousing advocates and council representatives have responded with cautious optimism to a new 27-year...

Wang Wang and Fu Ni have lived at the city’s zoo for 15 years but are due to head home by the end of 2024‘Twists and turns’ in Australia-China ties are over, Li Qiang says – but Penny Wong highlights tensionsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLi Qiang has announced a panda swap for Adelaide zoo, a diplomatic move...

Comments come after opposition leader claims higher grocery prices are result of Labor ‘not taking into account gas and nuclear’Disastrous, dark shadow, destroys our economy: five climate elders on Dutton’s emissions stanceThen and now: what Dutton and the Coalition used to say about a 2030 emissions targetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest...

Coalition blunders have left countries locked in ‘permanent contest’ over Pacific, minister saysWhat is on the agenda for Chinese premier’s visit to Australia?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina’s second-most powerful leader has announced that the “twists...

‘Fun-loving’ former competitive surfer was well-known on NSW’s northern beachesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice have charged a man with the murder of Sydney surfer Guy Haymes, days after his family appealed for information about the death of the “fun-loving”...

The rhetoric has swung 180 degrees since ministers in Scott Morrison’s government were haranguing Labor over the Paris agreementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton says the Coalition will not name its 2030 emissions reduction target before the next...