Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

That is correct.

Leave granted.

This one was held over from last year, which is the reason for the amendment. I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a)   notes:

  (i) the findings of the Economics References Committee in its report Out of reach? The Australian housing affordability challenge (received 8 May 2015) containing 40 recommendations, and

  (ii) that the Government supported nine of these recommendations, including:

(A) to commit to ensuring adequate funding so that women and children escaping domestic violence are housed in secure and appropriate housing,

(B) investigating housing supply bonds and tax increment financing to fund infrastructure for new housing developments, and

(C) to look closely at its aged care policy in relation to the difficulties confronting older Australians in the rental market; and

  (b) calls on the Government to update the Senate on Wednesday, 3 February 2016, on any progress, if at all, on implementing those nine recommendations.

I seek leave to make a brief statement.