Super-Powered Deposits or Cutting Negative Gearing? Coalition, Greens Spar on Housing Policy

The Coalition and Greens housing spokespersons debated the merits of their housing policies at the National Press Club on Nov. 26.

A photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows an aerial view of apartment blocks located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot in Australia. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

As the Albanese Labor government managed to finally get its Help to Buy Bill passed in the Senate, the Liberal Party and Greens continued to debate the thorny issue of home ownership at the National Press Club on Nov. 26.

The difference of opinion was on display during the debate between Michael Sukkar, the shadow housing minister, and Max Chandler-Mather, the Greens’ housing spokesperson.