2025-05-06
Today the Committee on Environment, Planning, Transport and City Services released a majority report outlining significant flaws in Labor’s proposed legislation to remove consultation and Assembly oversight when public housing projects in Canberra are built without third party appeal rights.
Leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury said the report’s findings are a disappointing setback in making public housing a priority project, but they highlight key practical steps the ACT Legislative Assembly needs to take.
“Today’s report has underlined the need for the government, in cooperation with the crossbench, to go back to the drawing board and come together with a path forward to ensure we can make public housing a priority project.
“Last election, the Greens came to the table with an ambitious plan to build more public housing in this city. The best way to increase public housing is by building more.
“The Greens are committed to making public, social and community housing a priority, alongside good community consultation measures to make sure public housing tenants live in homes they actually want to live in.
"That’s why we will be accepting the majority recommendations of the committee made up of Labor, Liberals, Greens and Independent Fiona Carrick to chart a multi-partisan pathway forward towards making public housing a priority project in this city.
“In a future sitting week, I can confirm the Greens will move an amendment to Labor’s bill to make sure the Assembly can pass their proposal to make public, social and community homes a priority project, and we will be coordinating with Labor to pass this legislation for the benefit of Canberrans across the city.”