Labor dismisses rent caps as solution to housing crisis as Greens demand action on ‘rental inflation’
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#6CEXY)
Housing minister says federal government does not have power to implement rent freeze and long-term solution involves increasing supply
The housing minister, Julie Collins, says caps on rent rises have only done a little" where instituted in Australia, and claims the Greens' demands for a national freeze wouldn't work long-term to address the housing crisis.
But the Greens showed no sign of relenting on their key request, with housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather demanding on Sunday that the commonwealth address rental inflation" to stave off further interest rate rises, and vowing to keep exerting pressure" until the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, incentivises state governments to change their policies.
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