Australia news LIVE: Government abandons Victoria Barracks sell-off; Trust in Albanese plummets, new polling shows; Eisenkot to take ‘unconventional’ steps to form government in Israel

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What you need to know today

By Emily Kaine

Hello and welcome back to our rolling coverage of national news this Monday, November 9. Here’s what is making headlines today.

  • Trust in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has plummeted, new polling by this masthead has found, as just 20 per cent of voters say they trust the country’s leader. Voters blaming the Albanese government and its latest budget for the cost-of-living crisis, with 42 per cent holding Labor responsible.
  • The Albanese government has abandoned the sale of Victoria Barracks in Sydney, removing its most high-profile defence asset from its attempt to claw back $3 billion in taxpayer money. The colonial-era military headquarters will remain in government hands but will no longer be used as an active ADF facility.
  • And former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot said he would work to form a wide government as quickly as possible, but his path to power was uncertain following a deadlocked election that failed to dislodge his rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The October 27 election left both Eisenkot and Netanyahu short of the majority required to form government.