Up Late with Ben Harvey: Taxpayers are now going to help someone pay up to $1.5m for their first house

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Ben Harvey rages over changes to Albo's housing scheme for first home buyers, explaining why it could trigger of a sub-prime mortgage catastrophe as young people buy homes they can’t afford leaving taxpayers on the hook for billions.

Ben Harvey rages over changes to Anthony Albanese’s housing scheme for first home buyers, explaining why it could trigger of a sub-prime mortgage catastrophe as young people buy homes they can’t afford – leaving taxpayers on the hook for billions.

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