Australia politics live: Labor rejects Greens’ compromise offer on housing bill; NSW reveals master plans for 60,000 homes

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The Help to Buy bill faces a final vote in the Senate scheduled for Tuesday. Follow today’s news live

Good morning and welcome back to the Australian politics live blog, as we begin the final sitting week of the year. There is a raft of legislation the government is still hoping to pass, with MPs and senators not due to return until February – and possibly not until the other side of an election if Anthony Albanese calls one in late January.

So, can Labor pass its legislative agenda? Paul Karp has written this analysis, a must-read for the week ahead.

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