Anthony Albanese announces residential funding in Launceston (11/5/2024)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces funding for housing during a visit to Launceston. Video by Aaron Smith (11/5/2024)

Transcript

00:00 This is a wonderful example of what the Albanese Government is all about in terms of addressing

00:04 the housing and homelessness crisis facing the country.

00:07 We are putting more than $25 billion so far into addressing housing and homelessness and

00:14 congratulations to Centrecare Evolve, Launceston City Mission and all their partners on this

00:18 wonderful facility here in Yonge Town.

00:21 24 units, one and two bedroom units that are housing people who need housing and that's

00:26 what it's all about.

00:27 These three measures, $9.3 billion for a housing and homelessness agreement, $1 billion for

00:34 new infrastructure to assist with social housing and $1 billion to be available for emergency

00:40 housing and shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence.

00:46 Together these measures make a substantial contribution going forward.

00:52 Prime Minister, the Anglicare snapshot revealed that there is no affordable housing for seniors,

00:59 for disabled renters, for young renters.

01:02 Again, will the Government ensure that there will be affordable rentals?

01:07 Well, that's why we're here announcing more supply.

01:11 We know that the former Government wasn't on the field.

01:16 There was no Housing Australia Future Fund.

01:19 There was no Social Housing Accelerator.

01:21 There was no targeting of housing for women and children escaping domestic violence.

01:26 There was no bill to rent incentives for the private sector.

01:30 There was no Help to Buy scheme.

01:32 We're doing all of these measures with that in mind.

01:36 Close to 90% of Tasmanians will be better off than they would have been under the Morrison

01:43 Government's tax cuts for some, not tax cuts for all.

01:48 Women in particular will be advantaged.

01:51 Young people in particular will be advantaged.

01:53 Some 98% of young people will be better off as a direct result.

01:58 The former Government left people who were earning under $45,000 behind completely.

02:04 We've ensured that everyone gets a tax cut at the same time as real wages are increasing.

02:11 You have real wages increasing.

02:13 You have taxes decreasing because my Government wants people to earn more and wants people

02:19 to keep more of what they earn.

02:21 Peter Dutton wants people to work longer for less.

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