Australia politics live: Duniam says Liberal party has bigger problems than branding; fuel excise to rise tomorrow

Melissa McIntosh doubles down on suggestion party might need a ‘rebrand’ to win back voters. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers defends house price forecastsThe government has been facing some heat over the cooling house market around Australia with falling auction clearance rates, and forecasts that house prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall more than $100,000.Auction clearance rates in Brisbane came up on the weekend, if you compare the preliminary numbers from the week before. They also came up in Adelaide. They came up nationally in aggregate, as I understand it.