Prime Minister Lukewarm on Continuing Housing Negotiation With Greens

A day after a Greens MP called for a counteroffer to tackle the housing crisis, Albanese expressed little interest in making amendments.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 7, 2023. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

Despite the Greens’ call for a counteroffer to resolve the housing crisis, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remains unwilling to amend the government’s proposed housing bills.

Labor has been trying to pass two bills—Help to Buy and Build to Rent—but has failed to receive the support of the Greens and Coalition.