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

The government will not be supporting this motion, as it is clearly another attempt to distract, delay and defer real action on housing. The Greens want to ask the community affairs committee to investigate factors impacting supply and demand of affordable rentals. One factor is their teaming up with the coalition to reject a debate on a new social and affordable rental housing fund. The answer to the rental stress is a sustained boost to the supply of affordable homes to rent. That's what the government is trying to do through the HAFF, and exactly what these people walked into this place and rejected. We are committed to delivering real action for Australia's renters through delivering more homes, and we will not play into another Greens attempt to distract, delay and defer real action on the housing needs of Australians.