Housing target hits a snag as key measure takes big drop
FALLING building approvals have put the government further behind its housing supply targets, as Labor weighs up tax changes to ease affordability. Young people see the housing market as being stacked against them, Australia’s housing minister says, as the Greens call for drastic changes to property tax concessions. Clare O’Neil continues to play a straight bat to suggestions the government is considering scaling back the capital gains discount and negative gearing arrangements for property but says there is a lot more work to do to address the housing challenge. Official