Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Over eight of the last 10 years, the number of homes built in Australia has matched the number of migrants coming in, but in the last two years of your government twice as many people have come in as houses have been built. Why is the Albanese government making life harder for Australian families, who are already struggling with your cost-of-living crisis?

Government Members:

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

Order! Members on my right will cease interjecting.

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

I thank the member for his question. He of course, in referring to the last 10 years, ignored the fact that during this thing called the pandemic—you'd remember that—the borders were closed, so no-one was coming in. They missed that, Mr Speaker—no-one was coming in. And then, when the pandemic ended, their leadership, including the Leader of the Opposition, called for more migration, not less. They called for more, not less. We are, of course, cleaning up the mess that was left because they left a system whereby students could just come in willy-nilly without any proper—

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

The Prime Minister will pause.

The member for Hume will cease interjecting. I want the member for Deakin to state the point, and I'll give a statement after the point on relevance.

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thanks, Mr Speaker.

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

Oh, the Prime Minister has completed his answer.

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The point of order is relevance.

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

Resume your seat.

Order! The member for Deakin—I'm just going to remind him—I'm sure wants to stay for the remainder of question time and beyond. I'd like him to.