Corinne Mulholland (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) | Link to this | Hansard source

Australia's housing crisis won't be solved with a three-word slogan or a social media culture war. Australians can't live in a press release or a political cartoon, no matter how jazzy the jingles might be. They can't house their family in a National Press Club address. They need a home with a foundation, a frame and a roof over it. Australians need leadership on this issue. They need political parties focused on building homes and getting more Australians into a home of their own. But, while this government is focused on cranes and construction, those opposite are focused on culture wars. Australians need builders, not blockers. If your answer to every housing proposal is no, you are not a serious party of government; you are a protest party.

Let's look at what is getting delivered out there in the real world, not in cartoon land. In Margate, construction is well underway on 60 homes delivered by Bric Housing. In Redcliffe, I met with Lyndal and Margot, who are some of the older residents who have moved into the 82-dwelling complex in the heart of the Redcliffe CBD. In the seat of Longman, I visited new homes that were being delivered by Coast2Bay Housing for women and families fleeing domestic violence. In Chermside, I visited BHC's development of 92 homes for essential workers, seniors and people living with a disability. On the Sunshine Coast, I visited a construction site that, thanks to BlueCHP, had 63 new homes under construction. These are not numbers on a page; they are people that this chamber cannot play politics with. They are real Queenslanders, with real stories, that are looking for real solutions. This government will continue to build more homes and open more doors to housing affordability. While we build more homes and get more Australians into a home of their own, the only thing those opposite want to do is build outrage.