Aaron Violi (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister guarantee that there will be no changes to the tax treatment of the family home during his period as Prime Minister?

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

'The family home'—they've clearly run out of questions when they ask about the family home. That's in the drawer, at the bottom! When you're characterised by trying to run scare campaigns and fear campaigns about everything, you pull out the drawer, and it says, 'They're coming for your home.' Of course, that was run during the referendum as well, where First Nations people were going to take people's homes. That was the argument that was run on social media.

Opposition Member:

An opposition member interjecting—

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

I do. You can respect the outcome but still be critical of someone saying, on the basis of the obvious, 'Aboriginals are going to take your home,' is something that isn't acceptable.

The family home is something in Australia that is, of course, very important. The family home is something that—

An opposition member: Rule it out.

Who's ruling anything in? This is just absurd. We regard the family home as being essential. Do you know what we're committed to? Not just support for family homes and for people to be in their family homes. We want more of them. That's why they voted against it.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition on a point of order?

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, obviously on relevance. This is a question that requires a straight answer: yes or no, Prime Minister? Can you be truthful to—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Resume your seat. The Leader of the Opposition is entitled to raise a point of order. He just needs to clearly state it and cannot compel a type of answer that he would like. He can't allege that the Prime Minister has done something. Moving forward, if you're going to raise points of order, you're able to do it under relevance, but the Prime Minister can answer the question.

The Leader of the House?

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Can the Leader of the Opposition withdraw? It was a clear abuse. It was clearly aimed at the Prime Minister. Can he withdraw?

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Fadden will cease interjecting or be warned. I didn't hear the allegation. If the Leader of the Opposition has mentioned something that's unparliamentary or reflecting on a member, I'll ask him to—

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just answer the question!

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The Leader of the Opposition will cease interjecting immediately or he'll be warned.

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

He's very angry. He's angry because he knows he voted against more Australians getting into a home. He voted against the Housing Australia Future Fund. He didn't support increased rental assistance. He didn't support our program for investment, to improve more private rentals. He is opposed to every single housing measure that is put forward by this government. Our housing measures are aimed at getting more Australians into homes. This week we'll be introducing our legislation for the Help to Buy Scheme, which will be a national scheme that will assist more Australians to get into homes. We'll wait and see whether they do what they always do and just say no to that as well.