Australian Housing Bill Deferred as Greens Play Hardball with Labor’s Social Policy

An auctioneer counts down a bid during an auction of a residential property in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s key legislation that was lauded as a way to provide tens of thousands of social housing around Australia has faced another roadblock after the Greens’ motion to delay a vote on the bill until October succeeded.

The motion proposed by the Greens senate leader Senator Sarah Hanson-Young argued the delay would “allow time for the national cabinet to progress reforms to strengthen renters’ rights.”