Good morning. The latest Guardian Essential poll suggests that Australian voters support more radical solutions to address the country’s failing housing system, in a warning to federal and state governments to do more to combat falling home ownership and higher rents.
Documents revealed after a three-year freedom-of-information fight show that Bridget McKenzie’s office wanted to triple funding in the controversial “sports rorts” grants – and prepared “talking points” for the senator to pitch Scott Morrison on expanding the program from $30m to $100m.