Australia news live: PM dubbed ‘WA’s daddy’ over Blue Poles and GST promises; home ownership for young people back to 1940s levels

West Australian newspaper uses moniker on front page. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNumber of NSW households in urgent need of priority housing hits highest level in over a yearThe number of NSW households in urgent need of priority social housing has reached 13,776, the highest in more than a year.The waitlist has sat [at] around 70,000 since May. Anyone reading that as stability should look at what is happening inside that number.Urgent need