Greens vow to ‘keep fighting’ on housing as party takes aim at Labor’s help-to-buy scheme

The Greens say they will ‘use every opportunity to push for a cap and freeze on rents’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Labor’s “help to buy” shared equity scheme will be the next housing bill in the Greens’ sights in the minor party’s push for a cap or freeze on rent increases.

The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has vowed to “keep fighting” despite the minor party agreeing to pass Labor’s $10bn housing Australia future fund (Haff) bill in return for a further $1bn for public and community housing.