Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Five thousand social and affordable homes have been completed through Commonwealth programs. A further 25,000 are in construction and planning, including over 18,000 through the HAFF, and 21,000 more social and affordable homes will be commissioned this year through the Housing Australia Future Fund.

The problem for Senator Bragg is that his is a party that has always believed that government doesn't have a role in housing, so, when he comes in here to have a go at governments doing something about it, people know he comes from a political perspective, which is apparently increasingly right wing. He is from one of the three right-wing parties. He comes from a perspective that says, 'Actually, government shouldn't have to do anything like this.' This is why he has voted consistently against what this government has brought to this chamber to try and ensure we increase supply. (Time expired)