AusPol / 19 June 2023
Housing stoush comes to a head
You read that right – federal parliament is back for a final week before the long winter break, and you can expect a tussle between the Greens and Team Albanese over the government’s plan to fund social and affordable housing. Labor wants to set up a $10 billion investment fund called the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and use the returns to build homes for low-income Aussies. The Coalition isn’t interested in supporting it, so the government needs support from the Greens to pass the plan. Sensing an opportunity, the Greens are demanding even more money be poured into easing Australia’s housing crisis. They also want a national rent freeze. Over the weekend, PM Anthony Albanese announced a one-off $2 billion “boost” to social housing, but it’s unclear if the extra cash will be enough to secure the Greens’ votes. We’ll see…
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