Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s key legislation that was lauded as a way to provide tens of thousands of social housing around Australia has faced another roadblock after the Greens’ motion to delay a vote on the bill until October succeeded.
The motion proposed by the Greens senate leader Senator Sarah Hanson-Young argued the delay would “allow time for the national cabinet to progress reforms to strengthen renters’ rights.”
Labor’s bid to vote on the bill on Tuesday was defeated.
Greens leader Adam Bandt has said the pressure is now on the prime minister and the Labor premiers to act on a rent freeze and limit rent increases….