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Aspects of Labor's newly unveiled affordable housing scheme have been likened to a "death tax", but tax specialists have shot down those suggestions.

Coalition spruiks exisiting Home Guarantee scheme, while Labor promotes ‘shared equity’ program

A government decision to extend policies to help first-home buyers break into the housing market has been criticised for making housing less affordable.

Both the government and Labor agree that expanding the first home loan deposit scheme is one way to help people buy their own home, but some experts are worried it might address a symptom, not the cause, of soaring house prices.

The Grattan Institute has warned Australians face a further decline in living standards and inaction on climate change unless there are massive reforms.

Australians priced out of the housing market face poverty in retirement unless the federal government takes urgent action to improve home ownership rates.