Several Labor MPs ‘open’ to reforms to negative gearing to address housing crisis

The federal Labor member for Macnamara, Josh Burns, said he was ‘open to solutions’ to address housing affordability. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Some Labor MPs say the government shouldn’t be afraid of considering reforms to negative gearing, with several caucus members saying they were “open” to fresh and bolder responses to the housing crisis.

But others are wary of reopening a debate lost at the 2019 election, calling for caution amid concerns of an election scare campaign.