Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Walsh. We do have an ambitious housing agenda and we've added to it at every opportunity. A key part of that agenda is our Housing Australia Future Fund. The $10 billion fund is about creating a secure and ongoing pipeline of funding for social and affordable rental homes over the longer term. The fund has the support of our nation's peak housing bodies as well as every state and territory housing minister. Indeed, it's hard to find anyone who could possibly argue against this fund, except right here in the Senate, where we have a majority of senators arguing against the fund. It would allow $500 million each year for new social and affordable rental homes. The answer is right there. We need to ensure that this housing fund gets established as soon as possible. The Greens political party, the Liberals and One Nation continue to block this important piece of national infrastructure.