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Greens agree to support Labor’s $10bn housing fund, breaking months-long impasse (www.theguardian.com)
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Greens leader Adam Bandt and housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather say minor party will now support Housing Australia Future Fund

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[–] ElHexo@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The bill, which Albanese had suggested could be a trigger for a double dissolution, was due to be debated again in the October sitting weeks.

If only, it would have been good to take an axe to the piss weak Labor "liberal lite" government

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh, Labor's policy here is weak, but it's something. Politically speaking, I think the Greens would have come out looking to the uninformed public like the bad guys, and there would at least be some merit to that claim. This isn't like Rudd's climate policy where he refused any compromise and came to the Senate with a proposal that even their own modelling said would take over 20 years to produce any effect and would require paying polluters if we wanted to ratchet it up.

The Albanese government has given some pretty good concessions here. Not perfect, but good enough to be worth passing, while continuing to fight for more in the future.

[–] ElHexo@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

$500m a year minimum (as opposed to maximum) is definitely better

[–] cooopsspace 4 points 2 years ago

Albos policy is weak and was going to lead to less houses built than even the Liberals did in 10 years.

At least greens held out, turned 2 billion into 10 and turned an investment fund (and a promise to build) into actual immediate building.