Treasurer says budget will include ‘additional measures’ to help renters as Greens launch last-ditch bid to restart negotiations
Collins warned the Liberals and Greens that they should “think very carefully”, invoking previous instances where senators “have opposed action, they’ve had no action instead of some action … and it’s cost the country dearly” – an apparent reference to the Rudd government’s carbon pollution reduction scheme.
“We do need to get moving – I would like to see a vote next week. I would like to see people have to make a decision about this bill in the next sitting week. In the Greens letter, Chandler-Mather said the minor party had “made clear that we will not support theAustralia Future Fund bill in its current form, as it will see the shortage of social and affordable housing get worse, do nothing for renters and not guarantee any direct funding for housing”.
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