Great, just in time to be reversed without having time to have any effect when the Liberals get in because the narrative that Labor hasn’t done anything on housing will be yelled and screeched about by the Murdoch propandists.
I get the Greens wanting more, but playing hardball in times like these when there is an obvious electorate sentiment has probably hurt both the Greens and Labor to the benefit of their political opponents.
They should’ve passed the legislation and pressed for more action immediately.
In another reality Adam Bandt could have been saying this, “We won’t stand in the way of Australians getting a better deal on their housing, but we will continue pushing for a better see deal for all Australians.”
Adam Bandts a good speaker anyway, like he needs my help on that! :p
Great, just in time to be reversed without having time to have any effect when the Liberals get in
The bill was only introduced in September, requires state/territory governments to pass their own legislation for it to operate in their jurisdiction, and has a roll-out of a maximum of 10,000 households per year.
If the concern is that it won’t have a significant impact before the next election, I don’t think we should lay all the blame on the Greens.
Personally, even if they had this scheme up and running already, I don’t think it’d make a measurable difference to the election. The Murdoch media will screech about whatever they want anyway, and people will vote largely based on their personal economic circumstances, which this bill could only have changed for 10,000 households or less, spread across the country.
