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Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has faced pointed questions about stamp duty after the Reserve Bank Australia Governor critices the tax as a major barrier to lowering costs.

When asked about supporting the Reserve Bank Governor’s call to reduce or eliminate stamp duty, O’Neil said, “Some of the states have attempted to move away from stamp duty and I have been really supportive of that. This is a big challenge that State Governments face and I would never (add) commentary about how they should deal with those things because they are state issues,” she told Sunrise.

Pressed on whether she would put pressure on states to scrap stamp duty, Ms O’Neil replied, “Let me be really clear, I have made my comments about stamp duty. This is a responsibilit

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