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In Senate Estimates, officials detailed the government’s massive housing commitments, billions in bond loans, long-term payment contracts, and contingency caps. Yet when pressed on results, the numbers told a very different story.

The Housing Australia Future Fund now holds $11.4 billion to build a tiny amount of homes while acquiring pre-existing homes to make up for their building shortfall.

A heated exchange followed after claims that 5,000 homes had been delivered, a figure referring to all Commonwealth programs combined, not just the Future Fund.

Big announcements. Bigger dollar figures. But Australians don’t live in press releases, they live in houses.