The Greens say they genuinely want a deal on housing, as the government prepares to reintroduce the unchanged legislation to parliament.
The Greens would accept a dramatic cut to their ask on direct housing spending from the federal government in return for their support of Labor’s key $10 billion housing fund, as the government prepares to reintroduce that legislation this week.
But on Monday, Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather said the party was willing to accept as little as $500 million in additional direct spending on housing a year beyond the housing fund investment – one-tenth of its original bid. The Greens also want a ban on unlimited rent increases, and say the government should spend $1 billion on getting jurisdictions to agree to caps on rent increases.“Everyone’s heard us say, bottom line, we want unlimited rent increases to be illegal,” Chandler-Mather said.
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