Australia politics live: Geoffrey Watson criticises ‘silly’ call to pause Victorian big build projects over corruption

Australia's housing market is cooling. Forecasters predict prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall more than one hundred thousand dollars. The government is defending its capital gains tax policy changes, saying the revised approach is fairly applied and won't repeat past policy mistakes. Meanwhile, the opposition is questioning its brand. Liberal MP Chris McIntosh says if voters support their policies but won't vote for them, the problem is messaging, not substance. According to The Guardian World.

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