Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

We have been working with the states to try and ensure that we have in place the data required. But there is a good reason why it has taken time to get this performance data in place. Previously, in the coalition's 12 years, there was no performance data whatsoever, and why was that? Because there was no performance. For 12 years the Liberals and the Nationals sat on their hands when it came to affordable housing and when it came to social housing. They were not interested in it. There was no housing minister under the coalition. You did not care about it. You blamed the states, day in, day out, and that is why today you are full of interjections on other issues. You do not want to discuss affordable housing because you never had a policy on it. We are delivering for homeless people—$20 billion into the sector for the homeless, for social housing and for affordable housing. (Time expired)

Senator Cormann interjecting—