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Labor’s Attempt to Appease Greens Fall Flat as Greens Cling to Rent Freezes

The Greens are being chastised for their failure to support one of Labor’s key legislative policies, the Housing Affordability Future Fund (HAFF), after the government rejected their demand of a country-wide rental freeze, with the Prime Minister calling them difficult. This is despite the announcement the government would make key changes to the bill that would…


Australian Greens Refine Demands on $10 Billion Housing Fund

The Greens are holding firm on their demands for renters as talks continue on the federal government’s proposed multibillion-dollar housing fund. Crunch time is approaching for the government’s $10 billion housing future fund legislation, which is due to hit the Senate during the upcoming sitting fortnight. The $10 billion would be invested to generate returns…


PM Continues Quiet Targeting of Greens As Housing Fund Stoush Continues

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued his quiet targeting of the Greens Party, calling out the Greens Housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather for failing to support the Housing Australia Future Fund, and also running petitions to block the development of more housing supply in Brisbane. “One of the things that we need to do is to make sure that…


Greens, Coalition Team up to Block Labor’s Affordable Housing Fund

The Australian Labor government’s high-profile affordable housing fund has failed to pass the Parliament’s upper house. On May 10, Labor attempted to bring a vote in the Senate for the Housing Australia Future Fund; however, the motion was shot down by the Greens and Liberal-National Coalition. As a result, debate on the housing fund will…


Greens Accuse Government of Subverting Democratic Processes Over Move to Address Housing Crisis

The Greens have said they will target the federal government’s National Housing Supply and Affordability Council after Housing Minister Julie Collins announced that the outgoing CEO of property developer Mirvac, Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, will head up the interim body. Max-Chandler Mather, the Greens spokesperson for Housing and Homelessness, said the decision to appoint a property developer as…