Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The homelessness crisis in Tasmania continues to worsen under the Hodgman and Morrison Liberal governments. The state government has failed to address the crisis adequately, and Tasmanians have been shivering through the winter. There are 3,300 people waiting on the public housing register. The Hodgman government either is out of ideas or simply doesn't care about the Tasmanians who find themselves in the unfortunate circumstance of being homeless.

Like most Liberal governments, this Hodgman government has an abhorrent 'nothing to see here' attitude. Mr Hodgman is, of course, known for being the good news premier. He doesn't like challenges or problems; he just wants good news above all else. Then we have the Minister for Housing, Roger Jaensch, who is not only inept but completely incompetent. He doesn't have the capacity to address this problem, let alone solve it. The minister is not up to the job. You just have to look at the worsening of the crisis to see that.