Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (15:02): I thank Senator Sterle for that question again and for highlighting the fact that the housing shortage in this country did not happen overnight. It was created by a federal government that were so busy fighting amongst themselves over energy policy that they didn't actually even care about housing. They didn't have a housing minister. They didn't get together with housing ministers around the country— Senator Hughes interjecting— Senator Hume interjecting— The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Hughes, I'm going to ask you to listen in silence or invite you to leave the chamber, and, Senator Hume, perhaps you could join her. Minister, please continue. Senator GALLAGHER: They didn't care about housing then, and then they walk in here and demand to know what's been happening. Well, we've done everything we could in the two years that we've been making decisions about housing—everything we could. Whether it's renters, or those that need social and affordable housing, or those that need homelessness services, who you also didn't care about, or whether it's about supply or the Housing Australia Future Fund, we've done it against a tide of your opposition. That's what we've seen this week, and you need to be accountable for that, for a problem that you created that you won't be part of a solution to. (Time expired) Senator Wong: I ask that further questions be placed on notice.