The Australian Greens, led by Adam Bandt, are preparing for the possibility of a hung parliament by urging public servants to prioritize briefings on overhauling negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount.
Bandt has requested the creation of a 'green book' to guide negotiations with Labor, signaling confidence in the Greens' influence over the next government. The party aims to use its leverage to force significant changes to property tax policy, which could reshape the housing market.
These moves highlight the Greens' strategy to secure key policy wins in exchange for supporting a minority Labor government.
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Adam Bandt seeks public service ‘green book’ with negative gearing overhaul a ‘priority’
Greens leader Adam Bandt is pushing Treasury and Anthony Albanese’s department to help prepare for hung parliament negotiations as he looks to force Labor into accepting major changes to property taxes.
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Confident Greens call on public servants to prepare for hung parliament
Leader of the Greens political party, Adam Bandt, is so confident he’ll be able to form a minority government with Labor that he has asked the public service to prepare for the outcome. Mr Bandt has written to the Department heads of Treasury and Prime...
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