❓ Mr. L'Estrange questions the Premier on economic stimulus for the struggling housing market. The Premier defends existing measures and attacks the Liberal Party's stance on housing and economic policy.
AnsweredQoN 49Legislative Assembly
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HOUSING —
BUILDING APPROVALS
49. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
What effective economic stimulus packages or measures will the Premier
implement this year to try to help the struggling housing market?
BUILDING APPROVALS
49. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
What effective economic stimulus packages or measures will the Premier
implement this year to try to help the struggling housing market?
AnswerView source ↗
If
the member had listened to my answer, I just said that. It is an odd thing: a person
says things and they are asked to repeat them. As I said, at the end of last
year, we announced a significant housing package and the build program will
take place over the course of this year and the next. I announced an extension
of the Keystart relaxation of rules to allow more people to get access to
housing finance. We are putting in place planning initiatives to allow more
innovative and high-density developments around the city. I know who does not
support it; the Liberal Party does not support it. The housing industry is
absolutely fearful of the Liberal Party coming back into office. The Liberal
Party does not believe in higher density. It does not want to see more people
living in proximity to job opportunities and rail lines. We are building
Metronet. We have rail lines being built. Six new rail lines are underway. This
morning, the shadow Treasurer said that he does not support the stamp duty cuts
that we made last year. That is what he had to say last night or this morning.
He even questioned the payroll tax cuts. What is going on with the Liberal
Party?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is
happening with the Liberal Party? It opposes stamp duty cuts. It opposes
payroll tax cuts. It does not support development throughout the suburbs. What
is going on? The Liberal Party appears to be becoming some sort of anarchic,
socialist, utopian party that does not support anything occurring anywhere at
any point in time. Liberal Party members are turning into bananas—build
absolutely nothing at any time anywhere. They are turning into bananas; that is
what is happening to them. They do not support anything.
I will close on this: let us
remember that when the Liberal Party was in office, it put up land tax three
times. As we learnt from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, those three
land tax increases were deliberate and designed to drive down the price of
houses. The deputy Liberal leader, the prominent person that he is, belled the
cat. It was all designed to drive down the price of houses. That is the legacy
we are dealing with. We are not going to listen to and take advice from the
bananas opposite.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
the member had listened to my answer, I just said that. It is an odd thing: a person
says things and they are asked to repeat them. As I said, at the end of last
year, we announced a significant housing package and the build program will
take place over the course of this year and the next. I announced an extension
of the Keystart relaxation of rules to allow more people to get access to
housing finance. We are putting in place planning initiatives to allow more
innovative and high-density developments around the city. I know who does not
support it; the Liberal Party does not support it. The housing industry is
absolutely fearful of the Liberal Party coming back into office. The Liberal
Party does not believe in higher density. It does not want to see more people
living in proximity to job opportunities and rail lines. We are building
Metronet. We have rail lines being built. Six new rail lines are underway. This
morning, the shadow Treasurer said that he does not support the stamp duty cuts
that we made last year. That is what he had to say last night or this morning.
He even questioned the payroll tax cuts. What is going on with the Liberal
Party?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is
happening with the Liberal Party? It opposes stamp duty cuts. It opposes
payroll tax cuts. It does not support development throughout the suburbs. What
is going on? The Liberal Party appears to be becoming some sort of anarchic,
socialist, utopian party that does not support anything occurring anywhere at
any point in time. Liberal Party members are turning into bananas—build
absolutely nothing at any time anywhere. They are turning into bananas; that is
what is happening to them. They do not support anything.
I will close on this: let us
remember that when the Liberal Party was in office, it put up land tax three
times. As we learnt from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, those three
land tax increases were deliberate and designed to drive down the price of
houses. The deputy Liberal leader, the prominent person that he is, belled the
cat. It was all designed to drive down the price of houses. That is the legacy
we are dealing with. We are not going to listen to and take advice from the
bananas opposite.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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