Patterson expected to appear remotely for court hearing via video link from prison. Follow today’s news liveHousing minister defends government’s plans for 1.2m homes, says crisis ‘very hard problem to solve’The housing minister, Clare O’Neil, is speaking about the government’s pledge to build 1.2m new homes in Australia by 2029. She said just 2,000 social and affordable homes have been built of a five-year target of 55,000. But she defended questions on Radio National if the government would meet those targets, saying they were part of a “national aspiration” worth pushing towards.Our housing crisis has been cooking for 40 years
