Senate debates

Monday, 25 August 2025

Bills

Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025; In Committee

1:13 pm

Photo of David ShoebridgeDavid Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

To return the discussion to housing, Minister, you and other Labor senators have indicated that this bill is intended to permit and green-light the construction of some 550 homes for US defence personnel in and around Fremantle. Minister, given the average cost of building on and acquiring the land for a home in Perth is now $750,000, where is the $412-odd million to build those homes going to come from?

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