It is apt that we are debating a housing affordability bill in a week that has been dominated by questions on the response to housing and homelessness.
The Government today stands accused by one of their own of 'not giving a shit about the homeless'.
Anglicare produces an annual snapshot of the rental market focusing on people who earn the least.
We will be supporting the Labor Party's motion to establish a select committee for this purpose. It is important that we use every tool we have in the box.
We recognise that this bill would transfer to state government from local government the sections of Davey and Macquarie streets.
There are some issue the minister needs to flesh out on the Floor of this House, particularly the issue around Shelter's submission.
Hobart rents are now rivalling Melbourne’s, in figures released today by Domain.
The Labor Party's announcement on three new builds to tackle the housing crisis is woefully inadequate.
Recent ABS Census data indicates there may be as many as 6552 more Tasmanian properties on the short stay market compared with 2011.
The specific purpose of the Multicultural Friends of Parliament was to listen to the concerns and to the views of communities.