Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Green, for the question. We all know the impacts the housing crisis is having in Tasmania, none more so than our Tasmanian senators. I appreciate the advocacy of local senators on this side of the house, as well as Senators Lambie and Tyrrell, and their willingness to work together for good housing outcomes. It's a little bit of a shame that a couple of other senators from Tasmania didn't have the same approach.

The Albanese government has been working hard to implement housing initiatives to increase housing supply in regional and rural Australia. In Tasmania, for example, we are delivering 48 new affordable homes in Launceston in partnership with community housing—