Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition simply is not serious about fixing the housing crisis. We know they have committed to cutting $19 billion from housing, and now they are saying, 'We'll pay for your infrastructure, but only if we increase your rates and if we put your housing prices up, because we're going to charge developers for it.' You've always got to look at the detail with that man opposite. You've got to look at the detail. While we are building, they are blocking. Putting them in charge of housing affordability is simply too risky.

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