Labor was “killing the debate” on the Housing Australia Future Fund bill, which is deeply flawed and will see the housing crisis get worse, according to Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather.
Mr Chandler-Mather’s remarks come after Labor’s centrepiece housing policy was blocked by the Greens and Coalition.
“First things to say is there was no block – Labor tried to gag debate on the housing bill after 45 minutes of discussion and forced it on for a vote before negotiations had finished,” he told Sky News Australia. “Our point is that in the middle of the worst housing crisis in generations, we should also be guaranteeing public money to be spent on public and affordable housing.
“It is distressing that I saw some people online from the Labor Party talking about blocking, and that’s an irresponsible way to frame what they actually were doing.”
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