Good afternoon. Labor’s $10bn social housing fund legislation is going nowhere, for now. The Greens joined with the Coalition in the Senate to block a move to guarantee a vote today.
That sparked a war of words, including some personal attacks, between Labor and Greens senators. The major sticking point is the Greens wanting Labor to commit more, with Adam Bandt today saying the bill is “a bucket of water to a house fire” in tackling the nation’s housing and rental crisis. Labor has made some concessions to win support from independent David Pocock and the Jacqui Lambie Network, with Lambie making an emotional plea to the Greens to pass the bill.
