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DARK SECRETS: Plea to pass housing fund after new funding pledge - The Real Truth

Housing groups say the country can't afford delays in implementing the $10 billion housing fund. Photo: AAP

The government’s signature housing policy has suffered a major blow, with the opposition and Greens voting to delay debate on the multi-billion dollar Housing Australia Future Fund.

While debate on the $10 billion fund, which would use investment returns to build 30,000 social and affordable homes each year for five years, was set for this week in parliament, the Greens brought a motion to delay it for four months.

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