Rent freeze: what will the Greens achieve if it comes into effect in Queensland?

Under the Greens bill, landlords could only rent their property at the amount for which it was rented out on 1 August for the next 24 months. Photograph: David Crosling/AAP

The Greens will seek to freeze all residential rents across Queensland for two years, under a bill being introduced into state parliament on Wednesday to combat the effects of the nationwide housing crisis.

With rents rising at the fastest rate in 14 years, the Greens MP for South Brisbane, Amy MacMahon, said a “brave and bold response” was urgently needed.