Labor’s flagship multi-billion dollar housing fund could be revived later this year after a federal government minister vowed to push on with negotiations.
Legislation to set up the fund was rejected by the Senate crossbench, forcing the government to back away from its plan to get it passed during last week’s parliamentary session.
Industry minister Ed Husic is adamant the government has not given up and is still focused on tackling housing affordability.
“Making homes available to low-income earners, being able to help others secure accommodation … the housing affordability future fund is a big part of that,” he told Sky News on Sunday….