Greens Leader Larissa Waters says the changes to property taxes in the Budget amounts to tinkering around the edges. (AAP) Source: AP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE
Greens leader Larissa Waters says the federal government should be setting out to build more public and affordable housing similar to the way previous governments used to build large-scale public housing estates. Senator Waters says housing affordability demands bold reform but says the federal government changes to property taxes in the Budget amounts to tinkering around the edges. SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson asked her whether the Greens will back the changes to negative gearing and capital gains.
Greens leader Larissa Waters says the federal government should be setting out to build more public and affordable housing similar to the way previous governments used to build large-scale public housing estates. Senator Waters says housing affordability demands bold reform but says the federal government changes to property taxes in the Budget amounts to tinkering around the edges. SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson asked her whether the Greens will back the changes to negative gearing and capital gains.
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