2GB Afternoons host Michael McLaren says the government’s decision to scrap the sale of Victoria Barracks is no victory.

He argues the Prime Minister’s announcement simply takes the “heat out of the debate” and is “pulling the wool over the eyes of the gullible”.

“In reality, what Albanese is delivering here is the worst of all worlds,” McLaren said.

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