Victorian Government Accused of ‘Spying’ on Land Holders

Under the new measures, the government will examine the water and sewerage usage of holiday homes to find out how often homeowners visit the property.

People work on new housing at North Lakes in Brisbane, Australia, on June 10, 2016. Glenn Hunt/Getty Images

Victoria’s Opposition has criticised new measures to monitor holiday homeowners as part of the state government’s latest tax.

The new changes introduced by Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas in early October will see the vacant property tax expand statewide and include land waiting to be developed.