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Housing win shows ex-Labor Green’s not done getting under Albo’s skin

Despite striking a deal on the prime minister’s $10 billion housing plan, Greens spokesman Max Chandler-Mather says Labor might need to lose more seats to learn a tough political lesson on rents.

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyPolitical correspondent

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Max Chandler-Mather likes to say he quit the Labor Party on principle.

A student politician and gifted strategist, he defected to the Greens and went on to steal Kevin Rudd’s old seat from an incoming cabinet minister. The Griffith MP is well and truly under Anthony Albanese’s skin.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review's political correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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