Australia politics live: Labor seeks legal advice on double dissolution; poll shows China fears rising

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Canberra focus will be on the government’s standoff with the Greens, while Lowy Institute poll believes superpower will soon be military threat

As rents rise across the country, Labor’s signature policy to ease the rental crisis – the $10bn Housing Australia Future Fund – has stalled in the Senate as the Greens demand more concessions.

To pass the bill, they are calling for up to $2.5bn of direct spending on housing and extra funds to incentivise the states to freeze rents.

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