Greens agree to support Labor’s $10bn housing fund, breaking months-long impasse

Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather and party leader Adam Bandt. The minor party backed Labor’s housing bill after the government promised a further $1bn on housing. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Greens have agreed to support the Albanese government’s $10bn Housing Australia Future Fund (Haff) bill, guaranteeing it will pass the Senate after months of bitter negotiations.

On Monday the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, and housing spokesperson, Max Chandler-Mather, said the minor party would support the bill after securing a further $1bn for public and community housing but nothing additional for renters.