When reading Central Coast News issue 480, I noted that one of the three full-page Liberal Party advertisements featuring Lucy Wicks as the Robertson candidate for the forthcoming Federal election is focused on housing issues.
This interested me as when recently looking at what housing policies the two major parties were putting forward, I studied what was available online and was concerned that a Liberal policy included the statement that ‘Labor has also revealed it is looking to introduce new housing taxes (including changes to negative gearing)’.
This same statement, included in red, is also stated in the Liberal advertisement in CCN issue 479.
On March 14, I contacted Dr Gordon Reid, the current Member for Robertson, to verify the truth of this information.
The response I received from his office was immediate, directed me to further detail and stated “The Federal Labor Government has no plans to change negative gearing”.
On March 16, I emailed Ms Lucy Wicks at her official Liberal party address with queries concerning several housing policy issues and specifically asked for comment about the disinformation being spread regarding negative gearing.
To date I have received no reply, not even an automated response.
It seems Ms Wicks is following the same pattern of non-communication as was frequently noted when she was our former Member.
We need more than pictures, Ms Wicks – I’ve had two of those already in my letter box.
Email, Mar 28
Gillian Telford, Booker Bay
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