Anthony Albanese will unveil $329m Help to Buy housing initiative as the centrepiece of Labor’s campaign launch in Perth
during the election campaign, creating a political headache for the Morrison government.
He said Australia was in the grip of a housing crisis because of surging prices. The Labor leader noted the biggest drop in home ownership as a consequence of a lack of affordability was amongst Australians on low and modest incomes “who have been forced to give up on the great Australian dream”. The shadow housing minister, Jason Clare, said Labor was pursuing the policy because it is “harder to buy, harder to rent and there are more homeless Australians than ever before”.
– Swan , Pearce and Hasluck . The party will also attempt to sandbag the ultra-marginal seat of Cowan held by Anne Aly.
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