26/05/2026
You might have noticed that the property lobby is having a meltdown.
You can almost set your watch to it. The moment anyone suggests winding back investor tax breaks, the same talking points come flooding out. Rents will skyrocket. Investors will flee. The market will collapse. Renters will suffer.
There’s just one problem: renters are already suffering under the exact system the property lobby is defending.
If these tax breaks are supposed to keep rents low, renters across Australia would probably like a word.
👉 Read Everybody’s Home spokesperson Maiy Azize’s opinion piece today!
Labor is right to wind back a system where taxpayers spend billions lining the pockets of those who treat housing like an asset class, not a basic need