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Victoria has no Kennett and no assets to clean up budget mess
Whether this week’s tax blitz triggers a backlash against Daniel Andrews politically, or shifts the dial for the federal Liberals in a state in which their brand is toxic, and in which they badly need seats, remains to be seen.
Phillip CooreyPolitical editorThree weeks ago, the leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury, wrote to the territory’s Chief Minister Andrew Barr, calling for a two-year freeze on rents, followed by caps on future increases.
Rattenbury rightly pointed out that Canberra has one of the most expensive rental markets in the country, but then claimed it was all someone else’s fault.
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