‘An epic fail’: Government’s budget gamble falls flat as Aussies slam housing agenda
New polling data indicates that a majority of Australians lack confidence in the federal government's ability to resolve the ongoing housing crisis. Despite budget adjustments aimed at property market reform, many citizens feel the measures are ineffective or potentially harmful to first-time homebuyers.
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It highlights a growing disconnect between government policy and public sentiment regarding cost-of-living and housing affordability issues.
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Share A A A A rising number of Australians are losing faith the federal government will fix the housing crisis, despite a budget that was aimed at levelling the property playing field.
Exclusive data provided to this masthead from Amplify, a non-partisan community group, showed 63 per cent of respondents did not trust the government to take the right actions to improve housing availability.
A rising number of Australians are losing faith in the federal government to fix the housing crisis, but it’s West Australians and Tasmanians feeling the pinch more than other states. AFR That negative sentiment was up from 61 per cent before the government announced a wind-back of investor tax breaks as part of the federal budget, handed down in May.
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