Clare O'Neil (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Hansard source

I want to thank my friend the member for Tangney for his question. He's a fantastic advocate for more housing in his community and right here in the parliament. We all know that we're in the midst of a housing crisis that's been a generation in the making, and, after a decade of complete neglect by those opposite, we're tackling this problem from every angle. We know that the long-term fix here is to build more homes. That's why we're working with the states to build 1.2 million homes over five years, and it's why we're making those huge generational investments in social and affordable housing.

But first home buyers need our help right now. That's why we've expanded the Home Guarantee Scheme. One hundred and fifty thousand Australians have gotten into homeownership through that scheme since we've been in government, and there's more help on the way. After many months of blocking and delay by the Liberals and the Greens, Labor's Help to Buy scheme is coming.

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