Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Mr Speaker. The master builders association, the CEO, had this to say. They 'called on the Senate not to miss an opportunity for sensible reform in helping to achieve the housing needs for the future'. That's what they've had to say.

But you don't have to go to the business community; you could just go to a member of the backbench, because this is the member for Bass had to say:

… at its core, it is a step forward towards providing more Australians—Tasmanians, mums and dads, women escaping family and domestic violence, older Australians and younger people—with a roof over their head. I can't stand here as an elected representative and make a choice to ignore their needs.

There, in one paragraph, is a member of the opposition's own team calling out the fact that they do ignore their needs—calling out the fact that they just vote no to everything, regardless of whether it will make a practical difference to people's lives. The Housing Australia Future Fund will make a practical difference to people's lives, which is why those opposite should support it.

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