“It’s not just wrong at this time, during a pandemic, or at a time when the public housing waiting list is over 50,000 applicants long. It’s wrong in principle.
“That’s because you can’t fund public housing by selling the very land it sits on. It’s like putting ads on the ABC to pay for the news. A public good requires public investment,” Chuter said, adding, “That’s what we pay our taxes for”.
Chuter demolished the government spin that claims it is increasing the number of public housing dwellings being provided.
“It’s not the absolute number that matters; it's the proportion of public housing as a fraction of all housing that matters. That is what determines the overall social accessibility of public housing.”