To ensure the Housing Australia Future Fund legislation passes before the end of the June sittings, the Greens have made significant concessions and halved their offer to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a compromise that focuses on tackling the housing crisis immediately, given that Labor\u2019s plan is unlikely to deliver any homes before the next election and doesn\u2019t deal with the imminent \u2018valley of death\u2019 from the loss of up to 24,000 affordable NRAS rental properties over the next 3 years that Federal Labor is cutting funding for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most recent Guardian Essential polling shows support for freezing rental increases is now at 60% across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Greens will pass the government\u2019s HAFF Bill in June if:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Greens have shifted, and it is time for Labor to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf Labor backs a rent freeze and guarantees real money for more housing, the Greens will pass Labor\u2019s bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Greens have shown we can negotiate with Labor and get significant outcomes for people and the climate. We strengthened the Safeguard Mechanism, we secured the Housing Electrification package and we fast tracked cheaper Electric Vehicles for the country. We\u2019re now trying to fix the broken HAFF Bill, but Labor has to shift.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greens spokesperson for Housing and Homelessness Max Chandler-Mather MP<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Greens are more than willing to negotiate, and we\u2019ve halved our initial demand of the government, but our message remains crystal clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLabor is leaving renters behind. Renters need action now, not after the next election, and we need real cash on the table for public housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf Labor can spend over $30b a year on Stage 3 tax cuts for the wealthy, they can find $3.5b a year to fund a rent freeze and more public and affordable housing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRents are soaring under Labor and 60% of people back the Greens\u2019 push for a rent freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrom day one we have sought to reach a compromise with Labor to pass a bill that will actually start to tackle the scale of the housing crisis, yet Labor has yet to offer a single extra dollar of ongoing funding for public housing, or take action to progress a freeze on rent increases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith declining private construction activity freeing up skills and materials, Australia has the capacity to build more public and affordable housing, and the Government can certainly afford $3.5 billion a year; really the only barrier is the Labor Party who seem to have decided the housing crisis doesn\u2019t matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLabor\u2019s plan won\u2019t see a single home built until 2025, while it does nothing for the millions of renters about to cop massive rent increases, and certainly does nothing for the 24,000 families about to lose their affordable NRAS homes as a result of Labor\u2019s cuts, so of course the Greens are pushing for action that helps people right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Greens have now moved a long way, so the question for Labor is, are they really saying they\u2019d rather do nothing to tackle the housing crisis than agree to $3.5 billion of investment in public and affordable housing and a national freeze on rent increases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith wall to wall Labor governments all across the mainland, there\u2019s no reason why National Cabinet can\u2019t agree to freeze rent increases immediately and stop the rental crisis in its tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLabor\u2019s Federal budget will hand $12 billion for property investors and locks in $30 billion a year for the Stage 3 tax cuts, it is beyond comprehension that Labor would refuse to invest just $3.5 billion on public housing and a rent freeze in the middle of one of the worst housing crises Australia has seen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To ensure the Housing Australia Future Fund legislation passes before the end of the June sittings, the Greens have made significant concessions and halved their offer to the government. 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