Queensland urged to hold its nerve in face of ‘baseless’ campaign linking land tax hike to housing crisis

Housing experts have dismissed claims by the Queensland real estate sector that rents will increase as a result of land tax increases for interstate landlords. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

One of Queensland’s leading homelessness advocates has accused the real estate lobby of hijacking efforts to address the state’s housing crisis, by using the issue to prosecute a campaign against land tax increases for interstate landlords.

The comments by Micah Projects chief executive, Karyn Walsh, come as multiple experts say there is “no basis” or evidence to support the real estate sector’s claims that rents would rise in Queensland due to the changes.