Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's purchase of a $4.3 million beachside home has ignited a political debate over housing affordability and negative gearing policies. Labor MPs are pushing for changes to negative gearing, a tax policy that benefits property investors, as the housing crisis worsens for many Australians. The opposition has criticized Albanese's purchase as 'out of touch,' while some Labor ministers defend the decision. The controversy highlights growing tensions within the government over housing tax reforms ahead of the next election.
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Albanese solving the housing crisis one property at a time
If I could be so impertinent as to suggest... 4.3m beachfront home, while millions can’t even find an affordable rental, let alone buy a house of their own. “Yet Labor still want (sic) to give property investors $176bn in tax handouts.” Chandler...
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Labor MPs push negative gearing shake-up after Anthony Albanese’s $4.3m house splash
Labor MPs are pushing for negative gearing changes to be put on the table in the wake of revelations Anthony Albanese purchased a $4.3m beachside home, threatening a pre-election schism between the Prime Minister and Jim Chalmers over housing tax policies.
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