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

It is a fact the member for Griffith attended a rally in which they were—if you want to talk about offence—referring to members of this parliament as Nazis. And the member for Griffith stood in front of those signs. There is precedent for that sort of thing, and the member for Warringah was rightly condemned then, at the time, for standing outside this chamber, inside, with those sorts of signs and that sort of behaviour. And you are rightly condemned too.

I will say this to the member for Griffith, Renee Coffey won't be found anywhere near one of those demos, because she is concerned about it. And I'll say this as well: Renee Coffey would vote for more houses, in this House and in the Senate. She would vote for the build to rent scheme that the member for Griffith has voted against. She wouldn't have held up the Housing Australia Future Fund; Renee Coffey would have voted for it straight away, not held it up. As well, Renee Coffey would support and vote for the same policy that we have, that those opposite, from time to time, have said that they have and that's in the Greens Party platform—that is, a shared equity scheme. Renee Coffey won't be shy about that when she occupies this chamber after the next election.

The member for Griffith says he cares about housing but never takes an opportunity to actually vote for it. If you want more social homes, vote for them. If you want more rental properties, vote for them. If you want more private homeownership, vote for it. It's pretty simple. Renee Coffey understands that, and I was very honoured to launch her campaign in Griffith. Renee Coffey wants more homes because those will be more doors that she can knock on!

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