Media Statements

To ensure the Housing Australia Future Fund legislation passes before the end of the June sittings, the Greens have made significant concessions and halved their offer to the government. This is a compromise that...

Building approval statistics released today show that dwelling approvals continue to drop sharply, falling 8.1% in April alone and 24.1% in the previous year. Lines attributable to Max Chandler-Mather MP, Greens spokesperson for housing...

After a sustained Greens campaign of doorknocking in Labor seats across the country, Labor MPs are feeling the pressure to take meaningful action on the housing crisis, pushing the party to adopt the Greens...

10/05/2023 Labor needs to stay at the negotiating table and work with the Greens on a plan for renters and people who need public and affordable housing, the Greens have said, after Labor failed...

04/05/2023 By only guaranteeing each state and territory will get 1200 social and affordable homes over five years, if the Future Fund makes an adequate return, Labor has admitted today that their target of...

03/05/2023 Federal, state and territory Green housing spokespeople have joined forces to push all Housing Ministers to adopt a two-year rent freeze and ongoing caps nationwide, ahead of a National meeting of Housing Ministers...

28 April 2023 After sustained pressure from the Greens including the threat of using balance of power in the Senate, the Prime Minister has today been forced to concede that rents are skyrocketing, and...

27 April 2023 Greens Leader Adam Bandt and housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather have called for a national rent freeze to be implemented by the National Cabinet when they meet tomorrow.With further reports today on...

In Question Time today, the Prime Minister continued to duck and weave when asked if he would work with State and Territories on a national rent freeze. Instead of taking responsibility for the rental...

Today hundreds of Canberra locals, the CFMEU, the Greens and independent senators  have gathered with a clear message to the government, take the housing crisis seriously, cap rents and invest the money we need...