Poll finds respondents support policies of the Greens and Coalition, posing a potential risk to the Albanese government
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A majority of voters support severe measures to tackle the housing crisis including freezing rents, capping migration and using superannuation for housing, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.
The poll of 1,138 people, released on Tuesday, finds support for a range of signature policies of the Greens and Coalition, demonstrating the risk posed to the Albanese government if it is not seen to be doing enough to fight rising rents and property prices.
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57% supporting preventing wealthy families using family trusts to minimise tax, and just 15% opposed
49% supporting only allowing negative gearing on one investment property, and just 17% opposed
47% wanting to tax deceased estates worth more than $5m to fund affordable rentals, and 23% opposed; and
36% supporting removing all negative gearing tax concessions on investment properties and 25% opposed.
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