Malcolm Turnbull dampens talk of affordable housing focus in budget

By James Massola, Josh Gordon
Updated April 22 2017 - 1:48am, first published 1:36am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares  Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has cooled expectations of an affordable housing "centrepiece" in the budget, even as junior minister Michael Sukkar promised a policy to help first home buyers save a deposit without raiding superannuation.

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