After a months-long stalemate, the Greens have backed down, agreeing to "wave through" the legislation despite failing to win concessions from the government.
The Greens will back Labor's Help to Buy and Build to Rent bills after a months-long stalemate on housing.
But in a joint statement today, Greens leader Adam Bandt and Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather backed down, saying the party would "wave through" the legislation despite failing to win concessions from the government. Chandler-Mather said the party "pushed as hard as possible" to reach a deal but said it couldn't "get Labor to care enough".
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