❓ Mr. Krsticevic questions the Premier about a large tent city in Perth and plans to house its residents. The Premier details government efforts to address the housing waitlist and COVID-related housing investments, while criticizing Mr. Krsticevic's interjections.
AnsweredQoN 742Legislative Assembly
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HOMELESSNESS
742. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Ms S.F. McGurk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister.
Mr
A. KRSTICEVIC : Can the Premier
recollect a tent city that large being in the Perth CBD, since the Great Depression,
and when is he going to house the 50 people who are in that tent city?
742. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Ms S.F. McGurk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister.
Mr
A. KRSTICEVIC : Can the Premier
recollect a tent city that large being in the Perth CBD, since the Great Depression,
and when is he going to house the 50 people who are in that tent city?
AnswerView source ↗
Mr Speaker —
Ms S.F. McGurk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The
government has a waitlist. We work through that waitlist on a regular basis and
in a progressive way. We do our best to
provide public housing for people who have put in an application, in particular those who are on the priority list. The
priority list is often made up of people who are suffering from broad and
diverse serious matters. We get
through that list as quickly as we can to get people housed. The housing
waitlist is significantly shorter than
when we came to office. More housing construction is underway than when the
Liberal Party was in government.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, you have already had two cracks. That is enough.
Mr M. McGOWAN : As part of
our COVID response, we have spent around $800 million on housing and housing
services, refurbishments and the like across Western Australia. That is what is
occurring at the moment.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The crocodile
tears are from the member for Carine, who does not care about anything.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the first and second times.
Mr M. McGOWAN : He does not
care about anything or anyone, apart from coming into this chamber and just
being nasty. That is the nature of this member, who has now been promoted by
the opposition leader.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : That is all
that this member does.
Mrs L.M. Harvey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition!
Mr M. McGOWAN : We will
continue to build more and more public housing. We will continue to provide wraparound services for people who are homeless.
We will continue, as part of the COVID recovery, to ensure that more
properties are maintained and repaired. The shadow Treasurer did not listen to
anything I had to say; hence, he is making inane interjections.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
Ms S.F. McGurk interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The
government has a waitlist. We work through that waitlist on a regular basis and
in a progressive way. We do our best to
provide public housing for people who have put in an application, in particular those who are on the priority list. The
priority list is often made up of people who are suffering from broad and
diverse serious matters. We get
through that list as quickly as we can to get people housed. The housing
waitlist is significantly shorter than
when we came to office. More housing construction is underway than when the
Liberal Party was in government.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, you have already had two cracks. That is enough.
Mr M. McGOWAN : As part of
our COVID response, we have spent around $800 million on housing and housing
services, refurbishments and the like across Western Australia. That is what is
occurring at the moment.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The crocodile
tears are from the member for Carine, who does not care about anything.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the first and second times.
Mr M. McGOWAN : He does not
care about anything or anyone, apart from coming into this chamber and just
being nasty. That is the nature of this member, who has now been promoted by
the opposition leader.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : That is all
that this member does.
Mrs L.M. Harvey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition!
Mr M. McGOWAN : We will
continue to build more and more public housing. We will continue to provide wraparound services for people who are homeless.
We will continue, as part of the COVID recovery, to ensure that more
properties are maintained and repaired. The shadow Treasurer did not listen to
anything I had to say; hence, he is making inane interjections.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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