❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the Premier on the lack of certainty regarding the extension of the WA Rent Relief Program. The Premier deflects, accusing the opposition of hypocrisy and obstructing housing reforms.
AnsweredQoN 684Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WA Rent Relief Program
684. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Why will the Premier not provide any certainty about
the extension of the rent relief program beyond 31 December?
684. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Why will the Premier not provide any certainty about
the extension of the rent relief program beyond 31 December?
AnswerView source ↗
I find it unusual
that those opposite should all of a sudden be thinking about renters, because
when we brought our rental and tenancy reforms into this place, who opposed
them? Who actually turned their back on renters at that particular point in
time? It was those opposite.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Mr Roger Cook: It was those opposite who did their
level best to oppose providing more rights, more opportunities and more supply
when it comes to the rental market. I will not be lectured by those opposite,
nor will I be lectured when it comes to housing supply, because our planning
reforms are the one thing that those opposite continue to oppose.
Ms Sandra Brewer interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Cottesloe!
Mr Roger Cook: They continue to oppose housing
developments pretty much everywhere. On the one hand, they say—
Ms Sandra Brewer interjected.
The Speaker: Sorry, Premier. Member for Cottesloe, I
am going to call you for the first time. Those constant interruptions are
disorderly.
Mr Roger Cook: The member for Cottesloe used to be one
of the biggest champions of medium and high housing density to make sure that
people could have an affordable home, yet here she is now joining those
opposite. She is opposed to planning reform and rental tenancy reform, and,
quite frankly, she is opposed to every housing development that will see
increased supply in our community.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: How is it that she has the temerity and
the gall to come into this place and say all of a sudden that she is concerned
about housing affordability and availability?
that those opposite should all of a sudden be thinking about renters, because
when we brought our rental and tenancy reforms into this place, who opposed
them? Who actually turned their back on renters at that particular point in
time? It was those opposite.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Mr Roger Cook: It was those opposite who did their
level best to oppose providing more rights, more opportunities and more supply
when it comes to the rental market. I will not be lectured by those opposite,
nor will I be lectured when it comes to housing supply, because our planning
reforms are the one thing that those opposite continue to oppose.
Ms Sandra Brewer interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Cottesloe!
Mr Roger Cook: They continue to oppose housing
developments pretty much everywhere. On the one hand, they say—
Ms Sandra Brewer interjected.
The Speaker: Sorry, Premier. Member for Cottesloe, I
am going to call you for the first time. Those constant interruptions are
disorderly.
Mr Roger Cook: The member for Cottesloe used to be one
of the biggest champions of medium and high housing density to make sure that
people could have an affordable home, yet here she is now joining those
opposite. She is opposed to planning reform and rental tenancy reform, and,
quite frankly, she is opposed to every housing development that will see
increased supply in our community.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: How is it that she has the temerity and
the gall to come into this place and say all of a sudden that she is concerned
about housing affordability and availability?
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