Public Housing

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (14:58): Supplementary: does the minister accept that the decrease in the public housing waiting list is solely due to the fact that the minister has moved the goalposts and changed the eligibility?

The PRESIDENT: That doesn't come out of the original answer, but if the minister wants to respond I will allow her to.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:58): The Labor Party don't like having the facts pointed out to them. I have answered this several times in this place, in the public domain, because they say that we changed the criteria for category 1. That is not the case. The Labor Party changed the category 1 criteria in December 2017—so memo. We might need to—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order on both sides!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: We might need to do one of those tiles.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter is out of order.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: If the Hon. Mr Hunter is living losing sleep over this issue, I will see whether we can get the board papers where this would have been endorsed so that it's in black and white. Otherwise, I might help him via Twitter or social media. We will do a tile.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hunter, I can't hear the minister.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: We will do one of those tiles. We are getting quite good at them. We have to, because it happens so often. It's check the facts—check the Labor Party facts. This is what they say on one side—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter will remain silent and so will the Hon. Mr Wortley.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: On the other side this is what the facts are: December 2017, I think Labor were in office then. Correct me if I am wrong.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Conversations across the chamber will not be tolerated. The Hon. Ms Franks has the call.