David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

( ) ( ): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, Senator Farrell. Minister, despite the government's action to date, Australia's housing crisis persists. Some two-thirds of Australians are currently experiencing housing stress. The government's Help to Buy and Build to Rent bills have stalled here in this chamber due to multiple factors, including a lack of policy ambition, the government not willing to actually negotiate and politics taking precedence over policy. This is despite a Guardian Essential poll finding that twice as many voters support parliament passing these bills as those supporting blocking them. But it appears work on Australia's first National Housing and Homelessness Plan, which the government doesn't plan to legislate, has also stalled. Minister, does the government still believe we need a 10-year national plan as part of addressing this crisis?