Daily politics briefing for July 12, as Labour hits out at Rishi Sunak’s government over the failure to set mandatory targets on the supply of new homes, warning “hundreds of thousands” of people may be unable to afford a property.

The Queensland police force has been inundated with English police keen to join the state’s force.

It’s part of an international recruitment drive that has exploded in popularity.

United States Studies Centre Senior Fellow Stephen Loosley says the expectation for Ukraine to join NATO “was not realistic” after the war-torn nation expressed disappointment a timeline for their membership to the alliance is yet to be established.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted NATO’s refusal to offer Kyiv a clear timeline or path to join the alliance. The NATO chief said the bloc offered Ukraine a “strong package.” Photo: Odd andersen/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

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Australia providing the E-7A Wedgetail to support the Ukraine effort is a “major step forward” with its assistance to Kyiv, says United States Studies Centre Senior Fellow Stephen Loosley.

“This is a different dimension in terms of a technical step u…

Anthony Albanese has condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launch as “egregious” during the Prime Minister’s opening remarks at the Indo-Pacific leaders’ meeting in Lithuania.

National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson has commended the Trade Minister for his work on the EU free-trade agreement.

“Minister Farrell has been very, very good in his approach to this,” she told Sky News Australia.

WATCH: Helicopter footage shows lava and smoke pouring out of a mountain after a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula near the Iceland capital of Reykjavik on Monday.

The volcano erupted following intense earthquake activity in the area, accor…