Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Bragg, we're always happy to answer a question about housing and the environment, but you just don't seem to make the cut, so we'll take the questions and let you know. In total, the government has given 26 housing projects the green light since that time, supporting 19,889 new homes. The projects include 15 metropolitan developments, supporting 16,210 new homes, and 11 regional developments, supporting 3,679 new homes. Most recently, approval was given to our new housing development in Thurgoona, in an electorate that we know quite a few people over there have got an interest in—it's the electorate of Farrer. And that development will include 425 homes, roads and infrastructure and a school. We're on track to deliver on our goal from the economic roundtable of assessing 26,000 new homes by July this year.