Dr ANANDA-RAJAH (Higgins) (16:53): As a mum, I'm used to cleaning up other people's mess, and I think that actually makes me highly qualified for this job. I certainly do this in my house, and I do it in this House. That's thanks to a decade of Liberal inaction and messed-up priorities. Inland Rail, commuter car parks, $5 billion on subs we never got, and let's not forget the $20 billion spent on consultants. It goes on and on, as far as the eye can see. That's what we're cleaning up. But, in addition to their threadbare legacy, whether it be energy, health care or skills shortages across the economy, we can now add housing. Their waste was, as the Prime Minister said, radioactive: it takes forever to clean up. Housing is no exception. But the federal government is back at the table after a decade of being absent. We are here to work with the states and territories and indeed with local councils to solve this housing crisis, because we can't afford not to. Housing is foundational. It is a prerequisite to security and to prosperity. Right now there are far too many Australians, in Higgins and elsewhere, who are spinning their wheels in search of a roof over their head. The answer is supply. The number of dwellings peaked in 2016 and supply has been in freefall ever since because the Liberals vacated their role of leadership. What does housing supply actually look like? I have had the privilege of seeing this in action. This is what happens when the federal government steps in. With $400 million, the Albanese government has helped build social and affordable housing in my own electorate. I had the privilege, with the housing minister, Julie Collins, and the state housing minister, Harriet Shing, of opening 434 homes in Bangs Street, Prahran. These are a mix of social, private rental and specialist disability homes. Do you know what? They are beautiful. These are warm, bright, modern homes. They have European laundries, induction stovetops, seven-star electric energy ratings, beautiful wooden floors, built-in wardrobes and bathtubs and showers—people should have the luxuries. I had the privilege of speaking to Emma. Emma is an 80-year-old woman who has been on the public housing waiting list for about three years. She finally got this home and she felt like she had hit the jackpot. She has moved in, she cares for her cat and she is connected to her community. Why? Because we want to see homes built in areas where essential services are present, as well as public transport. Places like Prahran in the inner city are ideal in that regard. How are we doing that? We're doing that by incentivising, dangling a lot of carrots—$25 billion worth of carrot—in front of the states. Mr Laxale: That's a lot of carrot. Dr ANANDA-RAJAH: That's a lot of carrot. Thank you, member for Bennelong. That's going to be over the next 10 years. One of those carrots is the $3 billion New Homes Bonus. This is a performance-based provision of funding to the states to stimulate housing. In addition to that, we have the $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator. This money was released to the states in June last year. They have two years to disburse these funds. I gather that the applications are now rolling in and the minister is going to be signing off on those. But let's not forget the Housing Australia Future Fund. This was delayed through an unholy alliance of the Liberals and their new besties, the Greens political party, and it was stopped for six months. Six months is not trivial when people are living in tent cities, many of them in Liberal Party electorates. They have the temerity to come into this House and lecture us on what we are not doing for housing. We are cleaning up your Liberal legacy because you vacated the space. You are now doing your constituents a disservice by also blocking the Help to Buy Scheme—a shared equity scheme that can put young Australians and low-income earners into homes right now. All you have to do is vote yes. That shared equity scheme means that the government will stump up 40 per cent of the purchase price for new homes and 30 per cent for existing homes, significantly reducing mortgage repayments and the deposit. Don't lecture us; just vote yes.