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Owners of vacant properties to face tax slug
Owners who leave properties vacant will be slugged with a new tax under an Andrews government push to free up more housing for sale and reduce rents.
Benjamin is The Age's education reporter.
Owners who leave properties vacant will be slugged with a new tax under an Andrews government push to free up more housing for sale and reduce rents.
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