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House of Assembly Thursday 4 March 2021 PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY REPORT OF DEBATES Thursday 4 March 2021 REVISED EDITION Thursday 4 March 2021 The Speaker, Ms Hickey, took the Chair at 10 a.m., acknowledged the Traditional People, and read Prayers. QUESTIONS Social Housing - Waitlist - Kenzie Family Ms WHITE question to PREMIER, Mr GUTWEIN [10.02 a.m.] You have known about the very sad plight of Crystal Kenzie for more than a week, but despite saying yesterday your Housing minister would look into the matter, Crystal again spent last night sleeping in a tent in Warrane. Crystal has been on the Housing waiting list for three years and her situation has now become dire. Tonight, Crystal will have a temporary roof over her head - this had nothing to do with you, had nothing to do with your Housing minister and had nothing to do with anyone in your Government. It is because charity has stepped in. Crystal has only been offered a bed for two nights and she could be back in a tent as the temperature drops. This horrible situation has not only highlighted Crystal's impossible predicament, it has also shown what happens when you do not build the infrastructure that Tasmania needs. Your lack of empathy for Crystal's situation yesterday has only been matched by your lack of action to do anything to help her. Can you tell Tasmanians why even though you had firsthand knowledge about a very vulnerable woman in a very dangerous situation, sleeping in a tent next to a major highway, you did nothing? ANSWER Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her question. I absolutely reject her attempt to characterise me in a certain way. I again raise the point that parliament is not the place to discuss the circumstances of individuals who are on the waiting list. I asked for and received an update yesterday with regard to each of the cases you raised. Broadly, I will say this: importantly, I offer you and anybody else - Members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER - Order, please. Mr GUTWEIN - who would like a briefing on these cases, the opportunity to meet with the Housing minister to ensure that you have the full picture. 1 Thursday 4 March 2021 Members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER - Order, please. Mr GUTWEIN - Like the minister, I do not believe it is good practice to raise the cases of individuals in this House. I urge caution in terms of cases you are raising and the circumstances these individuals are in. These cases are complex. Everyone's story is different and, for all sorts of reasons, individuals may not want to take up the support that has been offered. I am advised and assured that in all the cases raised yesterday assistance has been offered. I can also assure you that every day - Members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER - Order, please. Excuse me, Premier. This is a very sensitive matter and I ask that the Premier be heard in silence for this question. Mr GUTWEIN - I am making the point, Madam Speaker, that everyone's story is different. We have reached out - support has been offered. I am advised and assured that right across the board, regarding the cases raised yesterday, support has been offered in those cases. I assure the parliament that every day Housing Connect is working to support Tasmanians in need. We thank them for their work. As I have said, and offered, if the Leader of the Opposition or any member would like to be briefed on this matter and these matters and be provided with the information and background, the Minister for Housing is available to do that. Regarding the broader matter we discussed yesterday, in terms of meeting the challenge of housing demand, I made the point yesterday that we simply have to build more dwellings. It is important the parliament understands that since the beginning of the first housing action plan, 1138 dwellings have been added or returned to the social housing and supported accommodation portfolio for applicants on the social housing register. That is a total of 980 in the social housing space. In the supported accommodation space, there were 108 new builds and conversions, and an additional 50 places as well, for a total of 158. In terms of home ownership, we have assisted 450 low income households into home ownership. Seventy-six more places have been provided in homeless accommodation; 253 private rental tenancies have been brokered - roofs over people's heads - and 324 rapid rehousing placements have been made. On top of that, 325 affordable lots have been taken to the market targeting low income households and low-income buyers. Right now, we have 655 dwellings and more places in homeless accommodation either locked in and contracted or being built. Furthermore, in terms of the pipeline we have in front of us, and as we announced recently, 1000 new social houses under the community housing program over the period to June 2023, 764 of those across 20 local government areas, have already been locked in. We are building the new youth forum in Hobart with an additional 25 units; a new youth forum in Burnie, a further 25 units; a new Youth at Risk centre in Launceston, eight units; Bethlehem 2 Thursday 4 March 2021 House in Hobart, 50 units; the new men's shelter in Devonport, seven units; and further extension of other supports as well. I reject the claims by the Leader of the Opposition that I am not demonstrating any empathy or concern here. These are very challenging and complex circumstances. I suggest very strongly that you take the briefing I have offered regarding these complex situations and fully understand the background of the circumstances. On this side of the House, we will continue to get on with doing the most important thing that we can - build as many houses and dwellings as we possibly can as quickly as we can. Infrastructure Projects - Delays Ms WHITE to MINISTER for STATE GROWTH, Mr FERGUSON [10.10 a.m.] You claimed you will get $1 billion of infrastructure projects out of the door each year for the next five years. You are telling Tasmanians that the Government's plan, your only plan, to steer the state out of the COVID-19 pandemic is to build our way out. However, you have already shown Tasmanians that they cannot rely on you to deliver, and they certainly cannot rely on the Premier or this Government. The 2020-21 budget papers and last Friday's Infrastructure Pipeline 2020-21 update show that 64 projects you are responsible are behind schedule. Two are delayed by five years, three by four years, four by three years, 18 by two years, and 37 are delayed by a year. Nearly everything is delayed. This extraordinary laundry list of broken promises could not make it clearer that you and this Government are expert at announcing things and an utter failure at actually delivering. Why have you allowed important infrastructure that you have promised to deliver to fall so far behind schedule, risking jobs and letting down the Tasmanian community? ANSWER Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question from the Leader of the Opposition. I am part of a government that is delivering infrastructure in record rates. I am surprised that the Leader of the Opposition would bring this subject up. The Government, throughout the pandemic, has maintained the momentum on what is largest infrastructure program this state has ever experienced. We are delivering - Opposition members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER - Order. Mr FERGUSON - It is occurring right now. The fact is that the current financial year's budget and forward Estimates are providing $5 billion of infrastructure investment right around 3 Thursday 4 March 2021 the state, in every region, right around the community, right now. In fact in my roads and bridges program, $2.4 billion in funding is being rolled out right now. In addition to that, I noted the Leader of the Opposition referred to the Revised Estimates Report. That report shows we have invested and achieved nearly $20 million more at this point in time than in last financial year but that was not mentioned in the question, was it? Members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER - Order, I know we are all tired and cranky, but there is no room for rudeness. Thank you. Mr FERGUSON - It should be well understood by members opposite that half your actuals do not even reflect the end of year result in any event, despite the fact we are $20 million up and the expenditure increases in the second half of the financial year. These silly extrapolations are meaningless. The simple fact is we are delivering in a context where the Leader of the Opposition told a public forum that the state Government should be spending less on infrastructure. I know she is very angry with James Kitto for reporting her. Here we go - Ms WHITE - Point of order, Madam Speaker. The member is misrepresenting me. We have had this argument previously, and I have also had to correct the record previously. I did not say that. I ask him to withdraw his comment. Mr FERGUSON - I won't be withdrawing it - Members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER - Order. Excuse me, all of you. My advice is that if you feel offended, raise it after question time and I will give you the time to do that to set the record straight. Thank you. Mr FERGUSON - Thank you, Madam Speaker. Look, free advice from me to the Leader of the Opposition - take it up with James Kitto at the Mercury, who reported your comments to the RACT Forum in November 2019.
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