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Greens stare down Labor over renters, guaranteed housing funding
May 10, 2023
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...
Read More ShareLabor admits Housing Plan could fall short of their own target by over 20,000 homes
May 04, 2023
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...
Read More ShareFederal and State Greens write to Housing Ministers to warn against “fig leaf” rental regulation or talk fests, and push for an urgent national rent freeze
May 03, 2023
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...
Read More ShareGreens force rent freeze on to National Cabinet agenda
April 28, 2023
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...
Read More ShareRent freeze must be on Friday's National Cabinet agenda: Greens
April 27, 2023
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...
Read More SharePM ducking and weaving on rent freeze
March 29, 2023
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...
Read More ShareGreens, crossbench, CFMEU join rally demanding government up housing investment
March 28, 2023
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...
Read More ShareGreens dissent to housing inquiry report
March 23, 2023
The Greens have issued a dissenting report to the Senate inquiry report into the Government's housing package, as have the Coalition and Senators Pocock and Thorpe. The Greens dissenting report described the legislation in...
Read More SharePM should be ashamed Australia is the worst place to be a renter in the developed world
March 23, 2023
New research released today shows that Australia’s rental system has completely broken down, showing tenants face some of the worst conditions in the developed world, while landlords would be better off putting money into...
Read More ShareGreens condemn Government spending $368 billion for submarines as homelessness rises
March 22, 2023
New homelessness figures were released today by the ABS, based on 2021 Census data. On Census night 122,500 people were homeless, an increase of 5% since the 2016 Census, despite COVID-era emergency housing measures. ...
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