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

(—) (): I thank Senator Bilyk for her first supplementary question. We have seen the Greens claiming that there is no cost to the rejection of the Housing Australia Future Fund. The reality is that that is not true. The cost of the Greens's delay has been made very clear by many. Those opposite, the strange new coalition of the Greens, Liberals and Nationals, should be ashamed of themselves. The actions of the Greens mean less access to affordable housing for those who most need it in this country. The Greens know that every day the fund is delayed past 1 July, another $1.3 million won't be going into social and affordable housing in Australia. The Greens want to play their political games, but we want to get on with doing what the Australian people elected us to do, delivering housing. The Greens are about protest, and we are about homes for people. Because of this— (Time expired)