Greens' support of housing bills ends major political showdown
The Labor Government's Help to Buy scheme has officially passed Parliament after months of political brinkmanship, with a build-to-rent bill now subject to a Senate vote.
Leader of The Greens, Adam Bandt, has handed the federal government a much needed win on housing policy. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
A key plank of the Federal Government’s housing policy has become a reality after The Greens agreed to support Labor’s Help to Buy bill.
Monday’s revelation that The Greens would end their standoff with the government came on a day of political brinkmanship, before the Help to Buy bill successfully passed through the Senate Tuesday and Parliament the following day (27 November).
Anthony Albanese’s government had earlier shut the door on any com…
