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Finally, Bandt is pushed on whether these changes will push the Greens towards agreeing to the housing bill that is still before the Senate:
Sticking with Bandt for a moment, he was next questioned about experts who say investors will move out of the market if rent controls are introduced. The Greens leader dismissed the idea rent controls would put upward pressure on rent, but added the policy needed to be matched with more public housing:
There hasn’t been a big build of public housing to keep up with population growth. And as a result, you’ve got a lot of people looking for a place to live and competing in the private rental market
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