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Renters searching for affordable housing have been at the forefront of Australia's housing crisis. But landlords say bad tenants and state-based reforms are making it tough for them too.

When Anthony Albanese confirmed at the Garma Festival 12 months ago that his new government would go ahead with a referendum on Indigenous recognition and an Indigenous Voice, the Arnhem Land air seemed full of optimism. Since then, things have not been going well, writes Laura Tingle. 

Claims have spread consistently for years online that 2,030 people died as a result of the Robodebt scheme. But does that number align with the facts?

The federal government has been challenged to explain what a 'treaty' might look like if a Voice to Parliament is established.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed surveys show Indigenous Australians support the Voice at a rate between 80 and 90 per cent. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil announces an independent review of "integrity and governance arrangements" of contracts within her department.

Anthony Albanese has signalled a return to a sharper political contest with his announcement that the government would be reintroducing the legislation for its Housing Australia Future Fund next week, writes Laura Tingle.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott claims the National Indigenous Australians Agency disburses $30b a year on Indigenous programs. Is that correct?

Awareness of the Voice is low among newly arrived migrant and refugee communities, a survey by settlement service AMES Australia finds.

Attendees of a Support Yes Forum south of Adelaide voice their fears about the momentum of the No campaign, as a Ngarrindjerri, Kaurna and Wirangu woman warns there is a lot of work to do to convince some of her own people to support a Voice to Parliament.

After this week's encouraging inflation figures, the task for the government now is to convince the electorate of two things: cost-of-living pressures will continue easing and it's not just thanks to the Reserve Bank, writes David Speers.

A businessman who has "severed all relations" with Australia and left the country is the key to unravelling accusations made under parliamentary privilege that a Canberra consulting firm planned to funnel payments to former minister Stuart Robert. 

The role of the Reserve Bank in helping frame a debate about the economy — beyond what it can do itself — is a crucial one, particularly if the political debate is stuck in a very narrow set of cliches like "debt and deficit", writes Laura Tingle.

Conjecture appeared on social media this week suggesting Labor MPs were offering 'bribes' in the form of grants to community organisations to become active in campaigning for a Voice. 

So far, only two of Victoria's 11 registered Traditional Owner groups are advocating for a Yes vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum. 

The Yes camp in the Voice to Parliament referendum is relying on endorsements from sporting stars like Johnathan Thurston to shore up support while the No campaign has plenty of backing from former judges.

The executives of one of Australia's leading consultancy firms are criticised for their unwillingness to share information and how they handle complaints of misconduct.

Until now, the big four accounting firms had built themselves an aura of credibility and trust in government and corporate Australia, writes Adele Ferguson.

If there is a similarity between the politics of Robodebt and the sorts of things now being said under the No banner of the Voice, there is an even more significant similarity in the mechanics of what lies beneath both, writes Laura Tingle.

Both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers were careful not to offer any criticism of Philip Lowe.  But the decision not to keep him on speaks for itself, writes David Speers.

Fair Australia has shared a quote from WA Premier Roger Cook saying the state's new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws and the Voice "do the same thing". But the quote was shared out of context.

A Federal Court judge criticises the Australian Electoral Commission's conduct in a dispute with former federal MP Craig Kelly about his 2022 election campaign posters.

Peter Dutton accuses Anthony Albanese of trying to "unseal" the contents of the confidential chapter in the Robodebt royal commission report, but the prime minister says the Opposition leader is showing no empathy for victims. 

Journalist Nabil Al-Nashar gets excited about things most of his Australian friends take for granted — fair and honest elections, free speech — due to where he came from.

Robodebt Commissioner Catherine Holmes has called out how the narrative of welfare recipient vs taxpayer has been used by all sides of politics for decades to generate political populism, writes Laura Tingle.