Australia news live: Major Sydney property developer collapses leaving buyers in limbo; Greens senator opts out for 2028 over partner’s health

<p>West Australian newspaper uses moniker on front page. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Number of NSW households in urgent need of priority housing hits highest level in over a year</strong></p><p>The number of NSW households in urgent need of priority social housing has reached 13,776, the highest in more than a year.</p><p>The waitlist has sat [at] around 70,000 since May. Anyone reading that as stability should look at what is happening inside that number.</p><p><strong>Urgent need is growing six times faster than general need on this register.</strong> Every month, a bigger share of the people waiting are people who cannot afford to wait.</p><p>These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry in what is – to say the least – a rapidly developing space.</p><p>Artists already use AI tools in their work, the Charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists’ recordings is a different matter. … This gives everyone who releases music in Australia a clear rule to work to.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/25/australia-news-live-sydney-trains-delays-cancellations-albanese-gst-wa-one-nation-coalition-secret-harbour-election-tax-reform-royal-commission-antisemitism-icac-victorian-rail-loop-alan-jones-trial-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>