Why wont the Labor government freeze rents?
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b'As rents rise across the country, Labor\\u2019s signature policy to ease the rental crisis \\u2013 the $10bn housing Australia future fund \\u2013 has stalled in the Senate. To pass the bill, the Greens are calling for up to $2.5bn of direct spending on housing and extra funds to incentivise the states to freeze rents. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp looks at the political fight over renters\\u2019 rights and whether it could spell the end of the government\\u2019s housing bill'