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Could a tax against empty homes help end Australia's housing crisis?

www.abc.net.au Could a vacancy tax solve Australia's housing crisis? Canada might have the answer

In 2018, Canada's British Columbia introduced a tax against vacant homes. Three years later, more than 20,000 rentals were back on the market.

Could a vacancy tax solve Australia's housing crisis? Canada might have the answer

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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