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Aleksandra Bliszczyk

The Coalition Wants To Let You Use Your Super To Buy A Home — Here’s Why That’s A Shit Idea

The Coalition has admitted its newly announced policy to allow first homebuyers to access their superannuation to pay for  a house would jack up house prices after it was widely criticised by economists and industry groups overnight.

It unveiled the super scheme at its campaign launch on Sunday, less than a week before election day, because housing affordability has become a larger election issue as the campaign has worn on.

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