One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson has called on the federal government to ban foreigners from owning properties and reduce the immigration level to tackle the current housing crisis.
In a statement released on April 21, Hanson said that Australia should follow the lead of New Zealand and Canada.
“Many countries don’t allow foreign ownership of land or housing, but it’s open slather for foreign investors in Australia’s overheated residential property market,” Hanson said.
“New Zealand banned foreign ownership in 2018, and Canada recently introduced a two-year ban as well.”
In dealing with the properties owned by foreigners, she proposed that the federal government give the owners a 12-month grace period to sell their land or housing.
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