So the housing chief stood up today and said the queue for public housing will get shorter by 2027. Right now you are looking at close to six years average wait if you are a normal family, longer if you are elderly and alone in some cases. Six years. That is a kid starting primary school and finishing it before mum and dad get the keys. And now there is a date on the promise, which is new, because normally the line on this is just "we are working on it."

Here is the thing about a government putting a year on a queue. It is either a real plan, more units finished, more allocated, something you can check in 2027 and go "yes that happened." Or it is a number picked because it sounds close enough to be reassuring and far enough that nobody in that room has to answer for it next year. Lee's five-year plan dropped this week too, so housing is clearly the headline item everyone in government wants attached to their name before 2027 shows up. Mark the date. We will be checking.