Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Well, if you'll listen, I'll tell you. Fundamental to our plan is increasing the supply of new housing. The Housing Australia Future Fund will be the largest boost to social and affordable rental in a decade. I'll repeat that for you, Senator: our fund, the future fund, will be the largest boost to social and affordable homes in a decade, a guaranteed ongoing pipeline of funding for social and affordable rental homes. The 30,000 homes the fund will deliver in its first five years are one part of the Albanese government's ambitious housing agenda.

It's astounding to me that there are those opposite who are all too happy to acknowledge the problem but then block the solutions, blocking homes for people in need right across the country, blocking the solution that is supported by the homelessness sector, the housing sector and every state and housing minister in the country. I think most Australians would be appalled that there are people in this place prepared to vote no to more social and affordable rental housing.

The Albanese government's ambitious housing reform agenda will deliver the housing Australia needs, and we call on those opposite—that's all of you—to put aside the grandstanding and support the Housing Australia Future Fund.