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If a politician says they want affordable homes, they are lying

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Cameron Murray
Oct 15, 2020
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First published at Sydney Business Insights.

What chance does a political party promising to radically reduce home prices to improve affordability have of getting elected?

The electoral calculus is simple. There’s no chance. If they say they want to, they are lying. This reality is why the Federal Budget included policies to boost housing demand but do no…

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