❓ Mrs. Marshall asks about housing supply. Minister Carey details government initiatives and criticises the Liberal leader's record on housing and social issues.
AnsweredQoN 727Legislative Assembly
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Housing—Supply
727. Mrs Magenta Marshall to the Minister for
Housing and Works:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to ensuring that all Western Australians have the
security that a home provides.
(1) Can the minister
update the house on the recent release of additional residential lots?
(2) Is the minister aware of anyone who does not
support plans to increase housing supply?
727. Mrs Magenta Marshall to the Minister for
Housing and Works:
I refer to the Cook
Labor government's commitment to ensuring that all Western Australians have the
security that a home provides.
(1) Can the minister
update the house on the recent release of additional residential lots?
(2) Is the minister aware of anyone who does not
support plans to increase housing supply?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I thank the member for her
question. As members know, we are doing everything we can to boost housing
supply.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr John Carey: We recognise that a critical part of
that equation is getting land out the door. Earlier this year, our government
announced the largest land release in a decade of more than 600 hectares of
residential housing across Karnup and Eglinton. That was about offering 6,000
new residential lots, including the potential for 900 social homes, over two
sites close to major infrastructure.
Just last week we reached
a milestone when we announced the landmark Karnup project and named Mirvac as
the preferred partner with DevelopmentWA. These are generational investments
that will ensure that an extraordinary number of houses will be built and secure
20 years of housing supply in the south-west corridor, which we know is
critical with AUKUS coming over the horizon. This is just one of many
initiatives that we have rolled out this year, which include the Housing
Innovation Fund and the Regional Housing Support Fund. We have introduced new Keystart
projects and the Build to Rent Kickstart Fund. There is major construction
underway on critical projects like the Smith Street Build-To-Rent Project and we
have purchased Fraser Suites to convert it to social and affordable housing.
The data from the ABS also shows extraordinary growth in the number of approvals
and completions.
While we are focused
on delivering for Western Australians, let us compare that with members on the
other side. We know that the Liberal leader produces really slick and scripted
videos for social media; we are guaranteed of that. My message to Western
Australians is to not buy what he is selling because, when tested, the Liberals
vote against renters' rights and cannot set a social housing target. The
Liberal leader has form in shutting down a women's shelter. It is equivalent to
online Christmas scams—it really is. I must confess that I was subjected
to that recently. I was doing my online shopping and, unfortunately, just like
Basil Zempilas, I came across something—
The Speaker: Minister, can you please refer to the
member as the Leader of the Opposition?
Mr John Carey: Yes.
I came across
something that appeared to be too good to be true. I spent $62 on a 3D
Christmas statue that I was going to put in my front yard. It was the Basil
Zempilas of Temu. Unfortunately, what I got in the mail was something very
different. Just like Basil Zempilas—
The Speaker: Minister, please refer to the Leader of
the Opposition with his correct title.
Mr John Carey: Just like the Liberal leader, it is
flimsy, it does not work very well and, of course, it has no depth at all. That
is the truth. We have seen it all year. The truth is that the Liberal leader is
the Temu of WA politics. He has a lot of scripting for social media such as
TikTok and he delivers the lines beautifully well, but we know that there is no
value and no depth behind it. He feigns concern about the housing market, he expresses
concern about women doing it tough on the streets and he feigns concern about
renters, but every time he is tested, he fails. He cannot name social housing
targets and the Liberal Party votes against renters' rights. Ultimately, his
signature legacy at the City of Perth—it will always be a stain on his
tenure—is that at a time of a critical issue, he buckled and shut down
a women's shelter.
question. As members know, we are doing everything we can to boost housing
supply.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr John Carey: We recognise that a critical part of
that equation is getting land out the door. Earlier this year, our government
announced the largest land release in a decade of more than 600 hectares of
residential housing across Karnup and Eglinton. That was about offering 6,000
new residential lots, including the potential for 900 social homes, over two
sites close to major infrastructure.
Just last week we reached
a milestone when we announced the landmark Karnup project and named Mirvac as
the preferred partner with DevelopmentWA. These are generational investments
that will ensure that an extraordinary number of houses will be built and secure
20 years of housing supply in the south-west corridor, which we know is
critical with AUKUS coming over the horizon. This is just one of many
initiatives that we have rolled out this year, which include the Housing
Innovation Fund and the Regional Housing Support Fund. We have introduced new Keystart
projects and the Build to Rent Kickstart Fund. There is major construction
underway on critical projects like the Smith Street Build-To-Rent Project and we
have purchased Fraser Suites to convert it to social and affordable housing.
The data from the ABS also shows extraordinary growth in the number of approvals
and completions.
While we are focused
on delivering for Western Australians, let us compare that with members on the
other side. We know that the Liberal leader produces really slick and scripted
videos for social media; we are guaranteed of that. My message to Western
Australians is to not buy what he is selling because, when tested, the Liberals
vote against renters' rights and cannot set a social housing target. The
Liberal leader has form in shutting down a women's shelter. It is equivalent to
online Christmas scams—it really is. I must confess that I was subjected
to that recently. I was doing my online shopping and, unfortunately, just like
Basil Zempilas, I came across something—
The Speaker: Minister, can you please refer to the
member as the Leader of the Opposition?
Mr John Carey: Yes.
I came across
something that appeared to be too good to be true. I spent $62 on a 3D
Christmas statue that I was going to put in my front yard. It was the Basil
Zempilas of Temu. Unfortunately, what I got in the mail was something very
different. Just like Basil Zempilas—
The Speaker: Minister, please refer to the Leader of
the Opposition with his correct title.
Mr John Carey: Just like the Liberal leader, it is
flimsy, it does not work very well and, of course, it has no depth at all. That
is the truth. We have seen it all year. The truth is that the Liberal leader is
the Temu of WA politics. He has a lot of scripting for social media such as
TikTok and he delivers the lines beautifully well, but we know that there is no
value and no depth behind it. He feigns concern about the housing market, he expresses
concern about women doing it tough on the streets and he feigns concern about
renters, but every time he is tested, he fails. He cannot name social housing
targets and the Liberal Party votes against renters' rights. Ultimately, his
signature legacy at the City of Perth—it will always be a stain on his
tenure—is that at a time of a critical issue, he buckled and shut down
a women's shelter.
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