Category: Government
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WA’s housing crisis hits first home buyers as parties debate stamp duty reform and support measures
The West Australian First homebuyers have become a major election battleground, with the WA Nationals vowing to cover settlement fees and accusing the Cook Government of blocking access to assistance grants. The West Australian can…
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Greens’ support of housing bills ends major political showdown
Australian Property Investor The Labor Government’s Help to Buy scheme has officially passed Parliament after months of political brinkmanship, with a build-to-rent bill now subject to a Senate vote. A key plank of the Federal…
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Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier
The Guardian Roger Cook says he spoke to ‘highest level’ of federal government to reiterate his view the environment bills in their current form ‘should not be progressed’ Anthony Albanese has killed off a potential…
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Inflation figures unchanged at 2.1 per cent as CPI numbers dash hopes of early rate cut
The West Australian New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that inflation has failed to drop in the month of October in a sign that prices are yet to come under control. The…
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Price tag revealed for WA’s biggest ever infrastructure project
WA Today The price tag for Western Australia’s new container port has jumped by more than $2.5 billion. After two-and-a-half years of planning the Westport business case has been handed to the government revealing a…
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ABN Group boss Dale Alcock says governments must ‘just give it a break’ on rising building red tape
The West Australian Building mogul Dale Alcock says the industry needs a freeze on red tape and a big inflow of workers to fight the housing crisis. The Federal Government wants 1.2 million properties finished…
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New poll says voters want housing supply over negative gearing changes, as Labor backs off reform
ABC Polling by a Labor-linked firm shows less than half of voters back the idea of restricting negative gearing, as the federal government gives its strongest indication it will not attempt to reform the policy.…
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Housing minister says stamp duty is ‘bad tax’ that distorts the market
ABC Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has swung her weight behind a Business Council of Australia push for states to scrap stamp duty and ease the housing crisis by removing barriers to property transactions. “It’s…
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‘500,000 additional blocks into the market’: Peter Dutton sets up election housing contest
SBS Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he intends to restore the Australian dream of home ownership, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects if the Coalition wins the next election. Dutton unveiled the Coalition’s Housing…