Coalition, Greens Block Government’s Shared Equity Scheme for Housing

Published on September 17, 2024

The Labor government’s latest attempt to pass its Help to Buy Bill has stalled with the federal opposition, Greens, and One Nation opposing it. The motion was suspended after receiving 19 “yes” votes to 41 “no” in the Senate on Sept. 17, leaving Senator Murray Watt frustrated. “We’ve had the extreme right of Australian politics and the extreme left of Australian politics pair up, for what purpose? To stop young people being able to buy a home,” Watt said. “We see from the Liberals, the Nationals, the Greens, One Nation back there voting together to stop young people getting to buy a home.”...

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