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Greens to introduce legislation to block Reserve Bank rate rises

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather says the party will fight to make housing changes happen. Photo: AAP/TND

In a move that runs counter to history and convention, the Greens will seek changes that would see interest rates capped and rents frozen.

The party will introduce legislation to strengthen the powers of the Treasurer to overrule the central bank, ending the RBA’s independence which both major parties have observed.

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