Madonna Jarrett (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Housing is a human right and an important foundation in anyone's life. I saw, as a child growing up in Brisbane with foster siblings, how a safe home can be life changing. The challenges we face in housing are complex, but they are the result of decades of inadequate attention. But this Labor government has made the biggest single investment in housing since World War II. Our $43 billion plan sees investment across homelessness, social housing, homeownership support and additional rent assistance. We're working to deliver 55,000 social and affordable homes and support for more than 100,000 first home buyers to own a home of their own.

In Brisbane, we've delivered almost 1,200 homes using the five per cent deposit scheme. There are 9,000 recipients of the Commonwealth rent assistance program, 80 social homes under the Housing Australia financing program, 12 new dwellings for crisis accommodation and 2,800 dwellings as part of the build-to-rent program. Meanwhile, those opposite continue to undermine these programs. We all remember they teamed up with the Greens to block important housing reforms, and they still can't figure out a credible housing policy. Shame on you. Meanwhile, Labor's getting on with the job. We're getting on with the job of delivering more homes sooner.

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