Sally Sitou (Reid, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Around 44 per cent of people who live in my electorate are renters. That's almost 15 per cent more than the national average, so it's clear that renting is an important issue in my community. Renters, like people with a mortgage, are struggling at the moment.

The Albanese Labor government's tax cuts that are coming in on 1 July are going to be extraordinarily helpful, because four out of five taxpayers in my electorate will get a tax cut that is bigger under the Albanese Labor government than what was proposed by those opposite.

But we know housing is a complex issue that needs a multifaceted approach. That's why I'm so proud that this government got the Housing Australia Future Fund off the ground to build more homes across the country. Increasing the supply of homes is essential to helping renters.

We also need to make renting a better housing option. That's why I was pleased to host a renters' rights forum in my community late last year, so that renters knew their rights and could speak directly with the new New South Wales Rental Commissioner. I'm also happy to see the New South Wales government release the results of its public consultation on potential rental reforms. The consultation received thousands of responses and underscores the desire for renters to get a better deal. That's something the federal government and state governments are working to do.