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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler and Krishani Dhanji

Australian politicians reveal their housing portfolios, with some owning as many as six homes

Parliament House in Canberra
Analysis of the parliamentary register of interests shows 131 out of 226 MPs and senators have disclosed multiple properties, investment properties, or both. Photograph: WalkerPod Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

More than half the politicians in federal parliament have disclosed owning investment properties or multiple homes, with at least 50 receiving rental income as landlords.

The property portfolios of some of the nation’s most powerful parliamentarians have been revealed – including holiday homes, beach shacks, second houses interstate and overseas real estate – as the federal government considers ways to fix Australia’s housing shortage.

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