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

I thank Senator Bilyk for her first supplementary question. Yes, I can answer that question. The Housing Australia Future Fund will be life changing, an ongoing pipeline of funding for new social and affordable rental homes, not just for now but for generations to come. It's urgently needed, and we look forward to its passage. It's needed because far too many Australians are being hit by growing rents or struggling to buy a home, and far too many Australians are facing or experiencing homelessness.

We are in this situation because of a decade of inaction from those opposite, and again the Liberals and the Nationals are opposing real action through the Housing Australia Future Fund. Saying no and doing nothing for Australians who need safe and affordable homes—that's what we've come to expect from them. But Australians know that they can expect more from the Albanese Labor government. (Time expired)