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A key Labor election pledge to build 30,000 new affordable homes under a $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is at risk of being defeated.
Labor’s $10bn housing fund at risk of falling over
The Albanese government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund hangs in the balance, with the legislation failing to clinch the support it needs from crossbenchers in the upper house.
The Greens partyroom is on Monday expected to meet to decide its position on Labor’s election commitment, which promises to build 30,000 new social and affordable homes.
Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie said discussions with the government were set to continue over the coming days.
“We’re concerned about the set up and the way they have done their costs,” she told Sunrise.
