Peta Murphy (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Elizabeth from Seaford has a granddaughter. Her granddaughter is a single mother with three children, aged nine, seven and five. Elizabeth's granddaughter had to flee a relationship which was violent and financially abusive. She lost her home. She wanted to keep her kids where they go to school and where they play their sport. For 15 months she's been renting. She used all the money she had left to be able to pay upfront to be able to secure a house. It's now being sold. She's looked at 40 houses in my electorate to try to find somewhere to live near the school that her kids go to. She can't find anywhere—$430 a week is not enough to find a rental property. The landlords have told her, 'Maybe just offer some more.'

There is a housing crisis for people who are decent hardworking mothers and fathers who have gone through hell and just want to bring their children up in a good and secure neighbourhood. There is not enough affordable housing. If it's happening in my electorate, it's happening everywhere. The Morrison government is ignoring these people, but I won't ignore Elizabeth's granddaughter and Labor won't ignore people that need secure affordable housing. (Time expired)