Matt Burnell (Spence, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

After nine years, we thought that the denial, delay and inaction was over—over because there was a new government in town, the Labor government. Just recently, we had the sandal-wearing Liberals, the Not In My Backyard Party, the Greens, riding in on their unicorns, sprinkling fairy dust everywhere, thinking they're in never-never land. Well, it's time to wake up.

It's time to wake up for one reason: we need to get the Housing Affordability Future Fund through. Why? Because, for every six months that we don't deliver, that's $250 million that's not going towards social and affordable housing. This is affecting veterans, affecting the homeless and, more importantly, affecting those fleeing domestic violence. Not on my watch. Not on my watch will that be allowed to go unanswered. Pull your heads out of the sand and start doing something for the greater good. Stop blocking this bill. Let the people have what they need—social affordability access.