In short: The Greens will call on the federal government to develop 360,000 homes in the next five years for the public to buy or rent.
The party says the move is necessary to provide the public with affordable homes, but one expert has described the plan as a “very expensive and arbitrary lottery”.
What’s next? The Coalition has also promised a major housing policy before the federal budget in May.
The Greens want the federal government to enter the property development game as part of a new housing policy to be unveiled on Wednesday afternoon.
The party’s housing spokesperson,…