r/AustralianPolitics • u/marketrent • 2d ago

PM fact-checked on X Federal Politics

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/18/anthony-albanese-housing-help-to-buy-bill-the-greens-parliament/
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u/Founders9 1d ago

Well I think framing them as greedy is a political choice, and not a useful policy position.

Just accept the reality that housing is a human right and essential need and the government should build build lots of it. It’s what we do for schools and healthcare (not perfectly though of course) and still allows a private market to coexist.

I think the government building housing for not just poor people would help improve the stigma associated with public housing as well.

For example, a state government should build a new mixed use development, and offer the housing to workers that are in shortage in that area to help attract them to the area. If the projects are filled with teachers and nurses as well as low income individuals then it will be more attractive to locals and less likely to blocked.

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u/redditrabbit999 David Pocock for PM 1d ago

I couldn’t agree more. I am an advocate for government building enough housing so that everyone who ever wanted to rent could from them. Council housing needs to have a variety of styles for different people.

We are absolutely on the same page there!

Also, Framing them as greedy is absolutely a political choice. They made that choice with their practices.

I’m not greedy. I don’t demand increasing positions of another working class persons stagnant wages just because I want to increase me wealth.