Andrew Bragg (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2027:

The governance and performance of Housing Australia, with particular reference to:

(a) the implementation of the Housing Australia Future Fund;

(b) the administration and outcomes of its programs;

(c) the make-up of the board, including intersection with the Department of the Treasury and the existence of observers;

(d) compliance with Senate orders, the Freedom of Information Act 1982, parliamentary oversight and transparency in general;

(e) compliance with workplace standards and norms; and

(f) any other related matters.

The purpose of this motion is to establish an inquiry through the Senate Economics Committee into the governance and the performance of the Housing Australia agency. The reason this reference is necessary, and I would urge the Senate to support this important motion, is that the Labor Party's housing plan is in tatters. Each and every day we come into this parliament and hear the bragging from the Labor Party about how much money they're splurging on housing—you look concerned, Acting Deputy President. All okay?