Greens Support Albanese Government's Housing Legislation

The Albanese government has negotiated a deal with the Greens to secure support for its housing bills, including the $5.5 billion Help to Buy scheme and the Build to Rent initiative, which aims to increase rental properties in Australia. The Greens will back these bills in exchange for $500 million allocated for social housing upgrades and amendments restricting funding for fossil fuel projects. Despite initially seeking more concessions, Greens leaders Adam Bandt and Max Chandler-Mather conceded that they couldn't achieve significant changes in housing policy this time but plan to address these issues in the upcoming election. Minister Clare O'Neil criticized the Greens for blocking housing legislation, while the Greens countered that they have supported all of Labor's housing legislation. The government aims to push through 27 bills in a single session, including measures aimed at regulating social media for children under 16. The coalition and Labor are expected to collaborate to pass these bills before the year-end sitting concludes.