Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the leader of the Greens for his question. I am indeed very pleased that the Housing Australia Future Fund now has majority support in the Senate, with the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Greens and all the crossbenchers from the Jacqui Lambie party as well as Senator Pocock all declaring their support, like crossbenchers did, for social and community housing to be built in this country.

We have a comprehensive housing plan. The $10 billion for the HAFF includes 30,000 additional social and affordable homes for women and children escaping domestic violence, for veterans and to fix up remote housing. In addition to that, we have our $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator, which we announced in June. In addition to that, we've announced a new national target to build 1.2 million homes over five years and the $3 billion New Homes Bonus so that state governments get homes built. In addition to that, with National Cabinet, we've announced a better deal for renters. Today we have committed an additional $1 billion in funding for the National Housing Infrastructure Facility to build more homes for Australians who need them. I thank the crossbenchers in this chamber and in the other chamber for joining with the Labor government to make sure this is done.

These are the last of the commitments that I made in budget replies to put into legislation. We spent our time in opposition developing good policy that will become good programs in government. Cheaper child care will be in place from 1 July. The National Reconstruction Fund—in place. Fixing aged care, Rewiring the Nation—all of these plans have now been put in place.

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