George Campbell (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Scullion, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is the minister aware of data contained in the Housing Industry Association 2006 census showing that over half of all people renting in Hastings, Great Lakes, Coffs Harbour, Nambucca, Kempsey, Bellingen, Tweed and Byron Bay shires are in rental stress? Doesn’t it also show that over 40 per cent of people living in Auburn, Strathfield, Fairfield, Rockdale, Liverpool, Botany Bay, Holroyd, Kogarah and Hurstville in Sydney are enduring mortgage stress? Can the minister explain how this latest report fits with the Prime Minister’s claim that working families in Australia have never been better off?