Labor Says Could Revive Stymied $10 Billion Housing Fund Soon

Labor Says Could Revive Stymied $10 Billion Housing Fund Soon
A woman walks past a real estate agent's sign advertising a house for auction in Melbourne on May 1, 2019. Photo by William WEST / AFP via Getty Images
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Labor’s flagship multi-billion dollar housing fund could be revived later this year after a federal government minister vowed to push on with negotiations.

Legislation to set up the fund was rejected by the Senate crossbench, forcing the government to back away from its plan to get it passed during last week’s parliamentary session.