Labor will re-introduce its signature home ownership bill on Tuesday as it seeks to counter Green and Coalition blockades in the Senate. The government will reintroduce its Help To Buy bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, once Parliament resumes its three-day sitting week.
The coalition has not ruled out a deal with Labor to create a slimmed-down Environmental Protection Agency, while big business is pushing the major parties to join forces to outmaneuver the Greens and their push for a so-called climate trigger. The West has confirmed that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is talking to the opposition and … Read more
The political divide on the housing issue remains, with the Greens calling on the new minister to reconsider the government's policies, which include a rent freeze and increased funding for public housing. Green Party housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather said he was “deeply disappointed” by the new housing minister's response to his call to return to … Read more
Labor's plan to solve the housing crisis “will not touch even the slightest detail”, the Greens' housing spokesman said as the smaller party attacked new Housing Minister Clare O'Neil. In an appearance on Sky News on Sunday, Max Chandler-Mather, housing spokesman for the Greens, described Labor's housing plans as a “bad joke”.