Tributes are pouring in for Helen Haines as she remains in a critical condition. Leaders say the Indi MP, a former nurse and midwife, is an example of kindness in public life.
David Shoebridge
Posted inFederal Politics, Housing, National News
100,000 first home buyers in a year
More than 100,000 first home buyers have used the expanded 5% Deposit Scheme in its first year, including more than 28,000 in NSW, according to new figures from Housing Australia.
Posted inArmidale, Federal Politics, Immigration, Long Read
Demographic bulimia: why immigration is a stuck-in-the-muck issue
Labor, the Coalition and One Nation all say they want fewer migrants. Australia’s economy, its farms and its own refugee-resettlement towns all need more of them. It’s a clash between electoral populism and policy reality with no solution.