About a third of the state’s MPs own at least one investment property. Greens MP Amy MacMahon – who has introduced a bill to freeze rents – says that could be a barrier to reform.
, with the rest of Queensland experiencing higher median rent than regional areas in other states and territories., advocates are calling for governments to consider new measures to tackle rental affordability.
As many as 35 of the state’s 93 members of parliament could be among the owners affected, according to declarations on the register of MPs’ interests.analysis of the register shows that as of August 26, 27 MPs have explicitly declared interest in at least one investment or “rental” property, with some declaring up to four. A further eight MPs’ declarations were unclear about the nature of interest in one or more of the properties.
MacMahon and fellow Greens MP Michael Berkman were among the nine MPs with no declared property interests.
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