The Greens have tabled a petition with 2780 signatures, calling on the Liberal Government to protect the rights of caravan park residents.
Since Dean Winter took over the Labor leadership, we’ve seen a procession of backflips, and it seems we might have another one when it comes to short stay accommodation
The evidence is really clear. There are 3773 properties that are listed under short‑stay that are whole homes. They are not a primary residence.
Labor has been weak on this, as we saw from Dr Broad's contribution. He has demonstrated, sadly, that Labor has dropped the ball on reining in short‑stay accommodation.
Housing is a human right and the Tasmanian Government is currently failing to deliver on its responsibilities and obligations to house Tasmanians adequately.
New CBOS short stay data shows there was a 4.6% increase in whole homes listed for short stay accommodation in Lutruwita/Tasmania in the most recent reporting period.
The Liberal Government must act now on real solutions to Tasmania’s housing crisis.
Noting the conversation earlier about young people, Mission Australia's Youth Homelessness survey revealed that 10 per cent of people aged 15 to 19 experienced homelessness in the last year. That's 39 per cent of the homeless population in this state. Young people are making up a significant percentage of people sleeping rough and couch surfing and struggling to find a home. Organisations and civil society groups have been calling for a youth homelessness strategy and yet we haven't had a commitment from this government to do so. Will you commit to developing a youth homelessness strategy so that we can fully understand the scope and the scale of this problem and clearly see the steps that you intend to take to address it?
Concerning data from the Master Builders Association (MBA) shows that the Rockliff government is asleep at the wheel on building the homes Tasmanians need in this housing crisis.
The Greens welcome the decision of Tasmania’s Supreme Court to grant an injunction halting the eviction of a resident of the Beauty Point Tourist Park.