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

Well, there is a housing minister for the LNP from Queensland called Sam O'Connor. This is what he had to say:

A major milestone has been reached with construction underway on one of the Gold Coast's largest social and affordable housing projects … The highrise supportive housing project is being delivered by the Australian Government's Housing Australia Future Fund …

He went on to say:

Importantly, this project will provide 200 vulnerable Gold Coast households with much more than a safe and secure roof over their heads.

Master Builders Australia support our programs. Denita Wawn said:

The 1.2—

million homes—

we say is achievable … for the first time, we've seen a Federal Government actually recognise that they've got a leadership role in resolving this problem. Up until the Albanese Government, we have seen Federal Government say, no, it's the problem of the states, it's the problem of local government.

Who might Denita Wawn have been speaking about? The former government that, over the nine long years, didn't bother to have a housing minister for half the time, had complete contempt for public housing, provided no incentives for—

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