Australia news live: PM dubbed ‘WA’s daddy’ over Blue Poles and GST promises; RBA poised to lift interest rates again if needed

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 is growing six times faster than general need on this register. Every month, a bigger share of the