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Dominic Giannini

First homebuyers, renters centrepiece of housing pledge

The federal government has extended its Help to Buy shared equity housing program. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians struggling to get into affordable rentals or break into the housing market are being offered help through a variety of schemes announced in Tuesday's federal budget.

However, there's little comfort for social welfare groups calling for billions of dollars more in investment, with no further big-ticket items on the cards.

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