Australia news live: shoppers cut back spending; PM ‘not anticipating’ early election

Anthony Albanese has announced the government will reintroduce the housing Australia future fund in parliament next week. Follow liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHousing bill squabble to bring back possibility of double dissolution electionParliament resumes next week after a five-week hiatus over winter, which means all the squabbles and fights we left in June are starting to whirl up again – chief among them housing. As Daniel Hurst reported th