QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:34): Just to clarify, the senator is talking about the Housing Australia Future Fund which he blocked for two years? Is this right? I just wanted to be clear that what he is asking me for a progress report on is the fund he worked with Senator Faruqi and others to block for two years—or for a number of years.

Isn't that interesting. Senator, what I would say to you is I don't have information, as at today, about the operations of the fund. I'm sure that someone will provide it, but what I will tell you is this: Australians know who wants to build houses, Australians know who wants to block the building of houses and they made their views on that very clear at the last election.