Party vows to keep pursuing rent caps after working with Coalition to delay vote on Albanese government’s housing fund
The prime minister quoted at length from, in which the Greens housing spokesperson described the bill as “the only immediate leverage” the Greens had to force action on rents.
“If the NSW government announced a rental freeze in the next fortnight, [property owners] would immediately increase rents,” he said. “With thousands of renters under extreme pressure, now isn’t the time for political games and point scoring. Our focus is on getting the balance right with responsible reforms that deliver better rights for renters and changes to get new homes built to drive down prices.”
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