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Tenderizer@aussie.zone 19 hours agoMany NGO’s were prepared to hit the ground running with the HAFF funding, by blocking the HAFF the Greens screwed up the prepared contracts. They delayed much needed housing for people genuinely in need by years just so they could get brownie points with renters.
On the minimum payout, Labor conceded on that point immediately. The Greens were not voting against it on those grounds.
And before you say Labor should’ve made concessions, the Greens unlike Labor don’t actually face any electoral pressures since they have less than zero chance of forming government and basically zero chance of losing senate seats. The Greens, for good reason, have become politically toxic to deal with because they think acting like whiny children makes them charismatic. If Labor met the Greens $10 billion spending demands, it would’ve been used as a campaign point in this year’s election and Labor would’ve lost to the LNP who would’ve then cut the HAFF.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
They said they did. Then they presented the original version to Parliament again.
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Source? Not that I really care. It barely matters.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
I found it out when I was talking to a Greens member and I shared exactly the same viewpoint you expressed in your earlier comment. You can verify it by looking at the timeframe of the bill’s passage through Parliament.
Tenderizer@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
I did some digging, looks like Labor offered it in exchange for support but in response …
Although I don’t know if mandatory disbursements are a good idea anyway. I’ve just accepted your framing of them as a good idea.