Labor's attempts to put its housing bills to a vote in parliament have been thwarted, with the rest of the Senate teaming up to block the move. With two housing bills stalled in the parliament, the government is now dangling the prospect of a double dissolution election to get its agenda through.
Labor's attempts to put its housing bills to a vote in parliament have been thwarted, with the rest of the Senate teaming up to block the move. With two housing bills stalled in the parliament, the government is now dangling the prospect of a double dissolution election to get its agenda through.
"Well, the obstacles, Senator Ghosh, are there and there. That's where the obstacles for, you might not like us pointing, but you do bear responsibility, because you are working with the Australian Greens to prevent a scheme that will enable a plan that will enable more Australians to own their own homes, I mean this is an unholy alliance between the Greens and the Coalition. We know this country has a housing shortage. We need more homes.
"We have legislation. We support it. There's no one putting forward a rational argument of why they shouldn't vote for it. In some cases, it's just immaturity and spite from the Greens spokesperson who says he supports more housing but never will vote for it, and in the Liberals and Nationals case, they're just blockers.
With a clear lack of support to get the bill passed, many were left asking why the government put it to a vote at all, with speculations about the matters being used to trigger a double dissolution election."Well wait and see. We leave... it's up to the. I tell you a way to avoid a double dissolution. It's for the Coalition and the Greens to vote for legislation that they support.
It will require at least 10 per cent of the dwellings to be affordable housing, priced roughly 25 per cent lower than the market rate.
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