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Barnaby Joyce clarified One Nation's housing policy after an interview blunder, stating that permanent residents would not be forced to sell their homes. The policy aims to prioritize Australian citizens for housing, but permanent residents would be excluded from the tough plans. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson also took to social media to clarify the party's stance, emphasizing that foreign owners would be given two years to sell their Australian properties.
- ▪One Nation's housing policy would prioritize Australian citizens for housing.
- ▪Permanent residents would be excluded from the tough plans and would not be forced to sell their homes.
- ▪Foreign owners would be given two years to sell their Australian properties under One Nation's policies.
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19.28 EDTBarnaby Joyce calls Sky News after interview to clarify One Nation’s housing policyOne Nation senator Barnaby Joyce retreated from suggestions the party would force permanent residents to sell their homes under tough new housing policies should they be elevated to leadership.Joyce spoke to Sky News on Thursday night about the party’s housing policies after the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, said foreign ownership of housing would be stopped “indefinitely”. Joyce initially told Sky that permanent residents ensnared in those policies would need to commit themselves “totally” to Australia and become citizens or risk losing their homes.But he later called back into Sky to clarify that “on further investigation and discussion no, we are not going to be kicking permanent residents…
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