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senate vote 2023-09-13#3
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Bills — Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023, National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023; Second Reading- Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and two others - Second Reading - Against immigration
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<p class="speaker">Malcolm Roberts</p><p>I move my second reading amendment on sheet 2107:</p>-
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-09-13.19.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill).
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- > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Albanese Government to:*
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- > *(a) recognise:*
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- >> *(i) that Australia is already the fourth quickest builder of housing in the entire OECD;*
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- >> *(ii) the decision to allow over 1 million arrivals from net immigration and student visas in 12 months is the primary driver of the housing crisis;*
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- >> *(iii) no amount of public expenditure on housing can fix the crisis facing Australians without significant change to the demand side of housing economics; and*
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- > *(b) abandon its irresponsible immigration intake in order to address the housing crisis".*
<p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Albanese Government to:</p><p class="italic">(a) recognise:</p><p class="italic">(i) that Australia is already the fourth quickest builder of housing in the entire OECD;</p><p class="italic">(ii) the decision to allow over 1 million arrivals from net immigration and student visas in 12 months is the primary driver of the housing crisis;</p><p class="italic">(iii) no amount of public expenditure on housing can fix the crisis facing Australians without significant change to the demand side of housing economics; and</p><p class="italic">(b) abandon its irresponsible immigration intake in order to address the housing crisis".</p> <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p><p>The question is that the second reading amendment as moved by Senator Roberts be agreed to.</p><p></p> -
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