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Please Mr Morrison don’t go ‘helping’ house prices

Government intervention, however well intentioned, can’t ease Australia’s property market pain | VIDEO

Government intervention, however well intentioned, can’t ease Australia’s property market pain

The Australian’s Sarah Martin this week reported that the federal coalition government is considering new legislation targeted at Australia’s over heated housing market.

But if history has taught us anything, it’s that this path cannot end well for politicians or homeowners.

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James Kirby
James KirbyAssociate Editor - Wealth

James Kirby, Associate Editor-Wealth, is one of Australia’s most experienced financial journalists. James hosts The Australian’s twice-weekly Money Puzzle podcast.He is a regular commentator on radio and television, the author of several business biographies and has served on the Walkley Awards Advisory BoardHe was a co-founder and managing editor at Business Spectator and Eureka Report and has previously worked at the Australian Financial Review and the South China Morning Post. Since January 2025 James is a director of Ecstra, the financial literacy foundation.

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