Coalition, Greens Block Government’s Shared Equity Scheme for Housing

The motion was suspended after receiving 19 ‘yes’ votes and 41 ’no' votes in the Senate.

A general view of housing in the suburb of North Sydney, Australia on June 28, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The Labor government’s latest attempt to pass its Help to Buy Bill has stalled with the federal opposition, Greens, and One Nation opposing it.

The motion was suspended after receiving 19 “yes” votes to 41 “no” in the Senate on Sept. 17, leaving Senator Murray Watt frustrated.