The treasurer has confirmed he is considering a levy on banks to help maintain services in regional areas, saying he has not finalised any decision. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree million Australians are at risk of homelessness, a 63% increase since 2016, a new report from Homelessness NSW and Impact Economics has revealed.By looking at household data including income, support and rental stress, the report found in 2022 there were 3.04m Australians now at risk of homelessness, an increase on the 1.87m reported in 2016.1 in every five days the frontline services could not assist a family with children because they were so stretched.Individuals without children were turned away 1 in every 2 days.Unaccompanied young people and children without accommodation were turned away on 1 in 9 days.I think more broadly, the government under Anthony Albanese has got an excellent record of managing relationships around the world, making genuine progress, whether it’s with China, whether it’s with American friends or others.I think when it comes to Peter Dutton, I think he has a kind of a reckless arrogance which doesn’t lend itself to foreign policy and maintaining and managing some of these complex relationships.I think he would be a risk to our economy, and that’s because that reckless arrogance, which has been a defining feature of his time as a politician over a long period of time now … [it] doesn’t lend itself to managing these relationships, which are so important to us. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-11-17 20:49:54
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Australia politics live: Chalmers considering levy on banks to boost regional services; Albanese lands in Rio for G20
