Opinion
Why Richard Di Natale's 'people's bank' could make housing affordability worse
Jacob GreberSenior correspondentUpdated
Richard Di Natale's people's bank - no doubt at risk of becoming reality given the previous examples of once-fringe Green proposals being adopted by the major parties - is a woolly-headed solution in search of a problem.
And the baby-boomers are going love it. It will do little to improve housing affordability, one of its stated aims. In practice, it could make things far worse.
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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
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