The Malinauskas Labor Government spent more than the median Adelaide house price on advertising its Housing Roadmap, which, a year on, is yet to make an impact.
Government documents show $1.15 million was spent in a two-month blitz to highlight “actions that will deliver more homes faster”, yet key ABS data shows the opposite to be true.
Leader of the Opposition, Vincent Tarzia said in the year since the Housing Roadmap was launched, not a single home has been built on the Government’s land releases and other sites such as Seaton have been plagued with delays.
“The Seaton development has been plagued with delays and barely a slab has been laid,” Mr Tarzia said.
“What’s more, the Land Division Assessment Panel, a special board created under the Housing Roadmap to speed up approvals, is yet to show any record that they’ve ever met.
“So far, all this Government seems to have delivered is a video and a website, but that is not what was promised, making this Housing Roadmap seem more like a house of cards.
“We have hardworking South Australians scrimping and saving for a home deposit, yet Peter Malinauskas has no trouble spending more money than an average home, for a two-month ad campaign which is just not good enough.”
Shadow Minister for Housing, Michelle Lensink said the Government spruiking their housing supply policy is hypocritical given they blocked the Opposition’s amendments to unlock land, not suitable for farming, for more than 10,000 homes.
“The Government refuses to set targets for housing builds and construction materials, which brings into question how serious this Premier really is about housing supply, or if it’s all just a big sell,” Ms Lensink said.
“We want to see this Government be accountable for the plans they spend so much promoting, rather than selling a dream that never materialises.
“This Government needs to get on with the job, because we know we are already 4,000 homes behind where we should be if we are to meet our quota under the National Housing Agreement.”
The Liberal Opposition will provide provide stamp duty relief for first home buyers and have previously called on the Government to provide $10,000 subsidy for eligible first home buyers who wish to purchase an existing property so that young people can get into homes now, not when housing supply comes online, years from now.
