Anglicare survey finds fewer than 1% of rentals affordable on minimum wage. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNine newspapers report Donald Trump is aware the prime minister has been trying to call, but hasn’t yet picked up the phone.Trump told Nine papers:They are calling, and I will be talking to him, yes.We’ve made it really clear, James [Glenday], for some time now that we’re engaging with our counterparts in the US as the Australian people would expect us to. We’re speaking up for and standing up for our national economic interest.Ours is a different country and a different contest, but I think Australians do know that Peter Dutton has been importing his policies, his politics, his slogans from the United States and Australians don’t want to see the Americanisation of our health and our education or our politics.Not long to wait now. Pete [Stefanovic], the costings will come out tomorrow, but let’s not forget on the matter of costings, Labor has spent $5bn in 20 days trying to buy this election. Continue reading...