❓ Mr. Price questions the Minister for Housing on affordable housing delivery within Metronet precincts and potential opposition to housing near transport hubs. The Minister responds by outlining government initiatives and criticising the opposition's lack of housing policy.
AnsweredQoN 209Legislative Assembly
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HOUSING —
TRANSPORT HUBS
209. MR S.J. PRICE to the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to creating a diverse range of housing options
for Western Australians.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this government's record housing
investment is delivering affordable housing within Metronet precincts?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house whether he is aware of anyone who opposes building
new houses near transport hubs?
TRANSPORT HUBS
209. MR S.J. PRICE to the Minister for Housing:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to creating a diverse range of housing options
for Western Australians.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this government's record housing
investment is delivering affordable housing within Metronet precincts?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house whether he is aware of anyone who opposes building
new houses near transport hubs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for his question.
(1)–(2) As
members would be aware, very clearly we are ambitious about driving greater
infill and density, particularly around
transport hubs. We understand that if we want healthy and well-connected
communities, we need infill and
density that is accessible to public transport. As the Minister for Transport
has repeatedly outlined, we are
making an incredible investment in our public transport system. That is why our
government is using a vast number of levers to encourage a mix of
affordable social housing in Western Australia. We have created the housing diversity pipeline, which is identifying
lazy land, particularly close to transport hubs like in Redcliffe. We
are going out to the market and seeing what private and community houses can
provide. We are going through the assessment of that land right now.
We are bringing in the build-to-rent
tax exemption to encourage affordable rentals. We have also brought in a 100 per
cent stamp duty rebate for affordable apartments at $500 000 and under and
tapering up above that price. We have created the new Keystart urban infill
product, which is a particular loan product that
goes towards encouraging people to buy affordable apartments. We have created
the new infrastructure fund, which is in part funding and assisting
developers to build affordable infill, again, close to Metronet hubs. We have
also announced our planning reforms, which are about streamlining so that we
can get that medium to high–density housing built, because we
understand that planning approvals create cost hurdles.
These
are all reforms that our government is undertaking to accelerate the delivery
of affordable a partments. I note this difference to the opposition; it
does not support the planning reform. I also note that this opposition has no housing
policy. Six years—no housing policy. Actually, we saw it last week. It
hauled out to North Beach, a complex that it could not deal with in its eight years
of government. It bought a few properties and threw up its hands. The
opposition housing spokesperson was asked by the Channel Seven journalist, ''How would you do it quicker?''
There was radio silence. In fact, the silence was so embarrassing that
the leader of the Liberals had to step in. I have stepped in puddles that are
deeper than the opposition's policy
framework! It has no policy substance. It criticised our reforms. On Sunday, it
criticised our spot purchasing program. I repeat: it criticised our spot
purchasing program. But consistently before then, it has called on us to
embrace spot purchasing. This opposition has no policy depth and no policies
that constantly contradicts itself. We clearly have a reform agenda. We are
driving that reform agenda to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable
housing in Western Australia.
member for his question.
(1)–(2) As
members would be aware, very clearly we are ambitious about driving greater
infill and density, particularly around
transport hubs. We understand that if we want healthy and well-connected
communities, we need infill and
density that is accessible to public transport. As the Minister for Transport
has repeatedly outlined, we are
making an incredible investment in our public transport system. That is why our
government is using a vast number of levers to encourage a mix of
affordable social housing in Western Australia. We have created the housing diversity pipeline, which is identifying
lazy land, particularly close to transport hubs like in Redcliffe. We
are going out to the market and seeing what private and community houses can
provide. We are going through the assessment of that land right now.
We are bringing in the build-to-rent
tax exemption to encourage affordable rentals. We have also brought in a 100 per
cent stamp duty rebate for affordable apartments at $500 000 and under and
tapering up above that price. We have created the new Keystart urban infill
product, which is a particular loan product that
goes towards encouraging people to buy affordable apartments. We have created
the new infrastructure fund, which is in part funding and assisting
developers to build affordable infill, again, close to Metronet hubs. We have
also announced our planning reforms, which are about streamlining so that we
can get that medium to high–density housing built, because we
understand that planning approvals create cost hurdles.
These
are all reforms that our government is undertaking to accelerate the delivery
of affordable a partments. I note this difference to the opposition; it
does not support the planning reform. I also note that this opposition has no housing
policy. Six years—no housing policy. Actually, we saw it last week. It
hauled out to North Beach, a complex that it could not deal with in its eight years
of government. It bought a few properties and threw up its hands. The
opposition housing spokesperson was asked by the Channel Seven journalist, ''How would you do it quicker?''
There was radio silence. In fact, the silence was so embarrassing that
the leader of the Liberals had to step in. I have stepped in puddles that are
deeper than the opposition's policy
framework! It has no policy substance. It criticised our reforms. On Sunday, it
criticised our spot purchasing program. I repeat: it criticised our spot
purchasing program. But consistently before then, it has called on us to
embrace spot purchasing. This opposition has no policy depth and no policies
that constantly contradicts itself. We clearly have a reform agenda. We are
driving that reform agenda to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable
housing in Western Australia.
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