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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: Labor furious after housing bill delayed; Leigh Sales nominated for Gold Logie; and snow hits the Alps

Greens leader Adam Bandt in the Senate on Monday. Labor’s Housing Australia future fund bill has hit an impasse as the Greens and Coalition withhold support.
Greens leader Adam Bandt in the Senate on Monday. Labor’s Housing Australia future fund bill has hit an impasse as the Greens and Coalition withhold support. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Good afternoon. The historic voice referendum bill passed both houses today, launching a timeline for Australia’s first referendum in 24 years – likely to be held in October.

But any warm sentiment shared between Labor and the Greens, who voted in favour of the legislation, quickly evaporated, with the two parties descending into an angry war of words over housing policy.

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