Exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming has landed a blow against her former parliamentary colleagues from the crossbench, siding with the Andrews government to block a parliamentary inquiry that was set to scrutinise Victoria’s rental crisis.
The inquiry would have examined the factors driving high rents in Victoria, the options available to increase the supply and standard of long-term rentals and hand down key recommendations by the end of the year.The final vote on the joint Greens and Coalition motion was 19 votes to 19, meaning it failed because a clear majority was not reached. Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell and the two Legalise Cannabis MPs voted for the failed inquiry.
“You’re a disgrace,” someone from the public gallery shouted at MPs after the result of the vote was announced. Before Deeming was expelled from the Liberal parliamentary party room late last week, the Coalition – when voting as a bloc – only needed the Greens and three other crossbenchers to control the numbers in the Legislative Council.
“If the Greens political party are serious about tackling the challenges around homelessness and housing, they need to get off their arse, get on the phone, call their mate in Canberra – Adam Bandt – and tell him to pass [Labor’s $10 billion housing] bill,” Pearson said.
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