Dutton blaming migrants for housing crisis ‘undermined’ Coalition at election, Andrew Bragg says
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Shadow housing minister tells Guardian Australia it was a mistake not to put forward a homelessness policy before election and criticises Labor for falling behind new home targets
Andrew Bragg on AI, housing and what the Coalition got wrong - Australian Politics podcast
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Blaming migrants for housing shortages in Australia alienated voters and badly hurt Peter Dutton's prospects at the federal election, the Coalition frontbencher Andrew Bragg has warned.
The housing crisis and record overseas migration were key issues for voters ahead of the 3 May poll. But Bragg, the shadow minister for housing and homelessness, said the Coalition paid a heavy price for misjudging the politics.
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