Garth Hamilton storms out of question time after outburst – as it happened

In question time at Australia's parliament, Garth Hamilton had an outburst and stormed out of the chamber, according to The Guardian. The incident came as the government faced scrutiny over housing policy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers defended the administration's capital gains tax reforms, acknowledging forecasts that house prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall by more than one hundred thousand dollars. Chalmers argued the changes represent a fairer approach that corrects previous policy distortions without introducing new ones.

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