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In the weeks since the Albanese government delivered it’s latest federal budget, whatever pretense of a free market that existed surrounding the issue of housing prices has been gradually evaporating.
Where once there were claims that the impact of negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount were minimal, and that Australian housing was a free market, there is now a sea of criticism for the Albanese government for falling housing prices in an increasingly large proportion of the country.
It has certainly brought into focus the priorities of various figures, as they make it clear that they do not want housing prices to fall.
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Tarric is an Australian freelance journalist and independent analyst who covers economics, finance, and geopolitics. Tarric is the author of the Avid Commentator Report. His works have appeared in The Washington DC Examiner, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, among other places.
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