Simply a $15k handout to the construction industry.
Will actually lead to lower prices for existing stock, which, in turn, will lead to lower stamp duty revenue.
If I was a first time home buyer in Queensland, I'd be gutted that to get my $15k I had to buy some overpriced developer's box in the outer suburbs, rather than something with intrinsic land value in the inner suburbs.
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