Australia’s property lobby would have us believe investors are selfless public servants. It’s just profiteering (opens in new tab)

The government is right to wind back a system where taxpayers spend billions lining the pockets of those treat housing like an asset class, not a basic needYou might have noticed that the property lobby is having a meltdown.You can almost set your watch to it. The moment anyone suggests , the same talking points come flooding out. Rents will skyrocket. Investors will flee. The market will collapse. Renters will suffer.