Brian Mitchell (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I know. It would be helpful if he were. The Greens and the Liberals need to stop standing in the way of first home buyers getting on that first step of the homeownership ladder. I implore them to do the right thing and get behind this bill.

Our government is committed to putting more Australians into their own homes. Help to Buy will bring homeownership back into reach for 40,000 Australians, providing a pathway for those who have so far been locked out. Australia's housing challenges are serious. They haven't built up overnight. It's taken some time. But we have to face the reality of where we are now. For too many Australians—too many young Australians and too many Australians on low and middle incomes—that Aussie dream is just that, a dream. We want to change that. We want to change the dream into reality. We are serious about addressing this. The Albanese Labor government has a laser focus on delivering more homes for more Australians. In 2024 we will be delivering more—more help for homebuyers, more help for renters and more help for Australians needing a safe place to call home. I commend the bill to the House.

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