Page 1725 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 15 May 2019
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MR PARTON: I was astounded to hear Mr Pettersson on the radio some weeks ago suggesting that the positive impact of people being squeezed out of the rental market, the positive impact of investors selling up, was that those renters could buy those homes. We all know that, for most of them, that is not possible. They also cannot really go to public housing as an option, because of the current waiting time. When we are talking about people who have been squeezed out of the private rental market, we are talking about people who would go on that standing waiting list.
What is the waiting time? It is 1,000 days plus. So to families who are squeezed out of the private rental market and front up to Housing, the advice is, “Sure, we’ve got something for you in three years.” They have probably surveyed the family and said, “Well, he’s 17. He probably would have moved out in three years time, so you might only need a three-bedroom place. It’ll be fine.”
If Labor and the Greens continue to trash these previously well-functioning markets, we will continue to get a traffic jam in the public housing list. Labor and the Greens have distorted these real estate and rental markets, and they want us to add to the woe by electing a Shorten Labor government. God help us.
Members interjecting—
MR PETTERSSON (Yerrabi) (3.31): The biggest joke in Australian politics is that the Liberal Party are good economic managers.
Members interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Orr): Mr Barr and Mr Parton! You have each had your chance to talk. Can we hear Mr Pettersson in silence.
MR PETTERSSON: Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. The second biggest joke is that the Liberal Party will ever help young people to own their own home. If you look at the facts, the Liberals are nothing more than economic wreckers who never got past economics 101.
Mr Coe interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Coe!
MR PETTERSSON: The Morrison government is filled with economic dinosaurs, and I can only assume the local Liberals would be just the same if they were ever to get into power.
Members interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Sorry, Mr Pettersson, we will stop the clock. Mr Coe, Mr Parton, I have had to remind members many times to let others make their speeches in peace. Keep it down, please. Mr Pettersson, please continue.
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