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The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has joined ABC Afternoon Briefing from Labor’s national conference, chatting all things housing.
After national cabinet yesterday, it was announced that an additional $3.5bn would be invested into housing and construction.
Chalmers said $500m would be provided upfront, to try and get “approved developments going”, while we’ll have to wait for the other $3bn until 2029.
Five hundred million at the start, in addition to the billions of dollars we are investing in housing supply, and all of the steps I’ve taken in my treasury portfolio: tax breaks for build to rent, some incentives for superannuation to invest more and more affordable housing, in addition to all of that an extra incentive to try and get another couple hundred thousand homes built over the time.
Of the housing accord which is 2024 to 2029, of states that over perform on their original million [homes], they can get their hands on that incentive to build some extra homes. Our economy and communities desperately need more housing as you know and this is another way we are prepared to come to the table to incentivise that.
11m ago02.37 EDT
Woman charged after weapon allegedly found in car near Coffs Harbour
A woman has been charged after a weapon was allegedly discovered during a vehicle search near Coffs Harbour.
About 9.20am last Thursday, police from attended a street in Urunga following reports of an unauthorised protest.
At the scene, police made inquiries with the driver of an SUV, an 18-year-old woman, and her passenger, a 17-year-old man.
Following a search of their car, a gun was allegedly located and seized by police, before the pair were released pending further inquiries.
Today she was served a court notice for the charge of possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm. She will appear in court next…
2023-08-17 01:30:29
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