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Columnists Australia

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Waking from Menzies’ home-owning dream

20 June 2015

9:00 AM

20 June 2015

9:00 AM

Blame Bob Menzies. With Treasury Secretary John Fraser warning of a housing ‘bubble’ and with prices at ‘crazy’ levels according to Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens, and claims that housing is now ‘unaffordable’ to ordinary Australians, the proud Prime Ministerial housing legacy of R.G. Menzies is causing Treasurer Joe Hockey some pain.

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