Australian foreign property rules are mainly political
The Labor government is targeting foreign owners of property as part of efforts to ease the housing affordability crisis
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- Political pressures are driving policy
- Targeting foreign property purchases
- Higher fees and penalties
- Rental incentives
- Supply squeeze will continue
- Doubtful effectiveness
- Wrong target
- Investment fallout
- Tax obstacles
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