Australia’s prime minister has been accused of “diabolical optics” for buying a £2.2 million cliff-top villa while the country is in the grip of a housing crisis.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections only months away.

Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s purchase of a $4.3 million clifftop home on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has bought a $4.3m (£2.2m) property on the New South Wales coast, raising eyebrows as his government aims to roll out an affordable housing initiative. He acquired the four-bedroom,

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China will resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of the year.

Australia is in the middle of a housing crisis, and many in the country are struggling with the high cost of living. So it may come as no surprise that news of the prime minister spending about $2.9 million on a seaside house perched atop a cliff with panoramic beach views did not go over well.