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My first instinct is "yes" but then I thought about it and I think it's just going to exacerbate the short-stay problem unless combined with other measures.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remove negative gearing and the capital gains tax concessions then let's talk other measures.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

This.

This is the easiest to administrate and provides the biggest benefit. This is the low hanging fruit.

However, after Labors bloodbath when taking it to the election in... 2017 (?) it's a political non-starter.