❓ Housing—Investment 657. Ms Caitlin Collins to the Minister for Housing and Works: I refer to the Cook Labor government's commitment to ensuring that every Western Australian has the security that a ho
AnsweredQoN 657Legislative Assembly
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Housing—Investment
657. Ms Caitlin Collins to the Minister for
Housing and Works:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to ensuring that every Western Australian has the
security that a home provides.
(1) Can the minister update the house on how the
Cook Labor government's record investment is delivering more housing in Western
Australia?
(2) Is the minister aware of anyone who poses a
risk to the delivery of affordable housing in Western Australia?
657. Ms Caitlin Collins to the Minister for
Housing and Works:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to ensuring that every Western Australian has the
security that a home provides.
(1) Can the minister update the house on how the
Cook Labor government's record investment is delivering more housing in Western
Australia?
(2) Is the minister aware of anyone who poses a
risk to the delivery of affordable housing in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I thank the member for her
question. As we have been very clear, our government is resolute in its focus
to accelerate the delivery of housing—social, affordable and medium to high
density. We are acutely aware of the pressures that we face in the housing and
rental markets.
This morning, I joined Michael
McGowan when the Housing Industry Association released its national scorecard.
I am really pleased that on this scorecard for all states, Western Australia
has scored first place with a score of 83 out of 100, with Queensland in second
on 76. I take some pleasure from that.
Over the past year we have
overtaken Queensland and South Australia. As outlined by the scorecard, we have
the strongest detached housing sector in the country, currently operating at
33.9% above our decade average, with nation-leading approvals and commencements
supporting a record pipeline of work. We have one of the strongest renovations
sectors in the country, and we are even seeing a stronger performance in
multi-unit activity. None of this is by accident. This demonstrates our ability
to drive a large number of housing measures as part of a complete package, helping
to accelerate the delivery of housing, working hand in hand with the
construction sector. I note that our reforms, housing measures, are
consistently backed in by the Housing Industry Association, as happened this
morning; the Property Council, on the weekend; and the Urban Development
Institute of Australia. We have seen consistent support by the housing and
construction centre.
I note that from the other side we
are not seeing any support, despite the fact that in other states we are seeing
a bipartisanship approach to housing and planning reform. In New South Wales,
the Liberal and Labor Parties have joined together to back in signature
planning reform. Instead, we see ongoing attacks.
It was very interesting to see
that Hon Anthony Spagnolo was very sensitive when we talked about him in this
place. He has done a spray attacking us on housing. I note that he has called
me a NIMBY—lol—and he went on to refer to me as a walking
LinkedIn post. I do not know what that means, but we will just go with it. I mean, if that is your insult, I am in
trouble! This is really interesting. This honourable member is on the
committee lecturing Western Australians about housing. That is great.
I thought I might look at his
LinkedIn posts. It is really interesting that what is missing from his LinkedIn
posts and from his maiden speech, even though he referred to all his other
housing sector experience, is that he was the investor relations manager for
Nicheliving. I would have thought that he might mention it somehow. He might
mention it in his LinkedIn, but that is all missing. He might mention it in his
maiden speech. That is all missing. We might do a search. It is all missing.
Here is the question that we have. Isn't it classic? Only the WA Liberals would
put a member on to a planning and housing inquiry and lecture Western Australians
about housing affordability when he was spruiking a dodgy builder. This is the
question for the honourable member: Why did he hide it? Why did he delete it
from his history? What has he got to hide? This is the ridiculousness of that
side. It has no housing policy—zero. It refuses to set a social housing
target—zero. It refuses to back in any planning measures that cut red
tape. Finally, the Leader of the Liberals, when he was put to the test, when he
had nurses protesting outside of his offices complaining about shutting down a
women's shelter, he ignored those nurses and shut it down.
question. As we have been very clear, our government is resolute in its focus
to accelerate the delivery of housing—social, affordable and medium to high
density. We are acutely aware of the pressures that we face in the housing and
rental markets.
This morning, I joined Michael
McGowan when the Housing Industry Association released its national scorecard.
I am really pleased that on this scorecard for all states, Western Australia
has scored first place with a score of 83 out of 100, with Queensland in second
on 76. I take some pleasure from that.
Over the past year we have
overtaken Queensland and South Australia. As outlined by the scorecard, we have
the strongest detached housing sector in the country, currently operating at
33.9% above our decade average, with nation-leading approvals and commencements
supporting a record pipeline of work. We have one of the strongest renovations
sectors in the country, and we are even seeing a stronger performance in
multi-unit activity. None of this is by accident. This demonstrates our ability
to drive a large number of housing measures as part of a complete package, helping
to accelerate the delivery of housing, working hand in hand with the
construction sector. I note that our reforms, housing measures, are
consistently backed in by the Housing Industry Association, as happened this
morning; the Property Council, on the weekend; and the Urban Development
Institute of Australia. We have seen consistent support by the housing and
construction centre.
I note that from the other side we
are not seeing any support, despite the fact that in other states we are seeing
a bipartisanship approach to housing and planning reform. In New South Wales,
the Liberal and Labor Parties have joined together to back in signature
planning reform. Instead, we see ongoing attacks.
It was very interesting to see
that Hon Anthony Spagnolo was very sensitive when we talked about him in this
place. He has done a spray attacking us on housing. I note that he has called
me a NIMBY—lol—and he went on to refer to me as a walking
LinkedIn post. I do not know what that means, but we will just go with it. I mean, if that is your insult, I am in
trouble! This is really interesting. This honourable member is on the
committee lecturing Western Australians about housing. That is great.
I thought I might look at his
LinkedIn posts. It is really interesting that what is missing from his LinkedIn
posts and from his maiden speech, even though he referred to all his other
housing sector experience, is that he was the investor relations manager for
Nicheliving. I would have thought that he might mention it somehow. He might
mention it in his LinkedIn, but that is all missing. He might mention it in his
maiden speech. That is all missing. We might do a search. It is all missing.
Here is the question that we have. Isn't it classic? Only the WA Liberals would
put a member on to a planning and housing inquiry and lecture Western Australians
about housing affordability when he was spruiking a dodgy builder. This is the
question for the honourable member: Why did he hide it? Why did he delete it
from his history? What has he got to hide? This is the ridiculousness of that
side. It has no housing policy—zero. It refuses to set a social housing
target—zero. It refuses to back in any planning measures that cut red
tape. Finally, the Leader of the Liberals, when he was put to the test, when he
had nurses protesting outside of his offices complaining about shutting down a
women's shelter, he ignored those nurses and shut it down.
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