❓ Mr Rundle questions the Housing Minister on why WA rental prices are increasing more than in Sydney and Melbourne. The Minister accuses Mr Rundle and the opposition of hypocrisy, citing their votes against rental relief and tenant protection measures.
AnsweredQoN 679Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HOUSING — GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE — RENTAL
PRICES
679. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Housing:
I have a supplementary question.
How are Western Australians better off under this Labor government when their rent
is increasing more than rents in both Sydney and Melbourne?
PRICES
679. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Housing:
I have a supplementary question.
How are Western Australians better off under this Labor government when their rent
is increasing more than rents in both Sydney and Melbourne?
AnswerView source ↗
You know, hypocrisy is incredible,
because here we have the member for Roe grinning about the rental market. I want
to talk to members about how the opposition had a clear opportunity in
Parliament this year to provide support to renters. This is fascinating. We
created a rental relief scheme of around $24 million, which has now helped, I believe,
at least 1 000 households from not entering homelessness by providing support,
and the member criticised and opposed that. Worse still, the opposition had an
opportunity in this Parliament to provide rights and protections for tenants
and it voted against it. It voted against prohibiting rental bidding. The
opposition voted against rental increases happening only once per 12 months.
The member for Roe had a personal opportunity, and his party had the
opportunity, to vote for critical reforms that will provide protections for the
concerns that the member has just raised. When he had that opportunity, he
voted against it. He should not come into this chamber and feign concern for
the renters, because when he had that opportunity, when he had that
responsibility, when he had that direct chance—oppositions complain
that they do not have chances to affect policy—and when the member for
Roe could have voted for protection for tenants, he walked out and he said no.
He is shameful. He has no plan and no policies, and he comes in here and feigns
some concern for renters when he had a chance to change things. You are
shameful; hang your head in shame!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
because here we have the member for Roe grinning about the rental market. I want
to talk to members about how the opposition had a clear opportunity in
Parliament this year to provide support to renters. This is fascinating. We
created a rental relief scheme of around $24 million, which has now helped, I believe,
at least 1 000 households from not entering homelessness by providing support,
and the member criticised and opposed that. Worse still, the opposition had an
opportunity in this Parliament to provide rights and protections for tenants
and it voted against it. It voted against prohibiting rental bidding. The
opposition voted against rental increases happening only once per 12 months.
The member for Roe had a personal opportunity, and his party had the
opportunity, to vote for critical reforms that will provide protections for the
concerns that the member has just raised. When he had that opportunity, he
voted against it. He should not come into this chamber and feign concern for
the renters, because when he had that opportunity, when he had that
responsibility, when he had that direct chance—oppositions complain
that they do not have chances to affect policy—and when the member for
Roe could have voted for protection for tenants, he walked out and he said no.
He is shameful. He has no plan and no policies, and he comes in here and feigns
some concern for renters when he had a chance to change things. You are
shameful; hang your head in shame!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
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