Australia news LIVE: Joyce says One Nation has discussed supply with senior Liberals ahead of next election; US slams Albanese’s algorithm reforms, says they will lead to censorship

Opposition housing spokesman Andrew Bragg says the Coalition are trying to better align the retirement and housing systems after he slated a proposal yesterday to allow superannuation to be used as collateral for a housing loan.

Bragg’s proposal was swiftly dismissed by Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, who said it was not a Coalition policy and that its formal policy position would be unveiled soon.

“It’s not a policy, but it’s certainly an idea. Now, in relation to collateral, you could use some of your money to ultimately reduce the amount of money you need for a first home deposit, or you could use some of the money in cash and super to offset the amount of mortgage you might have to pay in terms of the interest,” Bragg told ABC’s 7.30 last night.

“So what we’re seeing now is high inflation, high interest rates, people paying a lot of interest on their mortgage. So I think a lot of people would be interested in these ideas being further considered.”

A thick blanket of fog shrouding Sydney has prompted warnings for people flying in or out of the city to check with their airlines.

“Due to fog this morning, some flights may be impacted with delays and cancellations,” a Sydney Airport spokesperson said.

“We advise passengers to check the status of their flight with their airline.”

The airport’s flight listings showed five domestic departures and four domestic arrivals had been cancelled between 7am and 8am this morning while a few other arrivals had been delayed, though it is not clear if the cancellations and delays were due to fog.

An international flight from Los Angeles due to land at 7.30am has been diverted.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of national news this Wednesday, September 23. Here’s what’s making news today.

• One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce said last night his party has had “discussions with very senior Liberals” about a potential deal guaranteeing confidence and supply to form government after the next election. He was asked on News24 if he felt One Nation could form government at the next election given the polling numbers, or whether it would need to be a joint coalition with the Liberals and Nationals.
• Opposition spokesman for housing Andrew Bragg slated a proposal to let home buyers put up their retirement savings as collateral to access a home loan, an idea Angus Taylor was quick to say was not Coalition policy. Debate over superannuation remains a key theme of political discussion after One Nation announced earlier this month it would allow renters and mortgage holders access to a quarter of their future superannuation contributions over the next three years.
• The US government has raised serious concerns about Australia’s proposed Digital Duty of Care and argued the Albanese government’s attempt to tackle social media harm is likely to result in censorship and disproportionately impact American companies.
• And US President Donald Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that he was weighing whether to “annihilate” Iran to end the war, but predicted the two countries would reach a peace deal after the US midterm elections in November.