Up Late: Why housing policy means we’re all about to become poorer

As worries grow that Australian real estate could be in free fall, Ben Harvey skewers the absurd logic that housing can become more affordable without the price of homes dropping substantially.

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Harvey skewers the absurd logic that housing can become more affordable without the price of homes dropping substantially. Why Albanese's tax policies risk making everyone poorer without the upside of more people with a roof over their heads.

In tonight’s show, as worries grow that Australian real estate could be in free fall, Ben Harvey skewers the absurd logic that housing can become more affordable without the price of homes dropping substantially. PLUS, why Anthony Albanese’s tax policies risk making everyone poorer without the upside of more people with a roof over their heads.

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