Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance) (14:43): Let me firstly say that of course we would not want to see state governments— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! Senator CORMANN: price-gouging in this space, because, to the extent that it occurs, it obviously does not help with ensuring housing affordability. There have been a number of reviews over recent years that have found that restrictive planning controls and inefficient development assessment processes at the state or territory level reduce the efficiency of the housing market and add to the cost of housing. Indeed, the housing supply and affordability reform council— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! I cannot hear the answer, let alone Senator Day. Senator CORMANN: I really do not understand why those on the Labor side are jumping up and down like this. I would have thought there was bipartisan support in this chamber and indeed support right across the chamber for better access to affordable housing. The Housing supply and affordability reform report, which was released by the Council of Australian Governments under the previous government in 2013, made a series of recommendations about what the states should do in terms of removing development barriers, including minimum block size requirements, deeming development applications— (Time expired)