Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The livelihoods of more than one million Australians lie in residential construction. We know that every new home that is built in Australia will support 43 tradies through that process; that's bricklayers, glass manufacturers—Australian jobs in rural areas and in urban areas. They are the beneficiaries of the construction support in our HomeBuilder grant program. Treasury has estimated that the HomeBuilder program will support $18 billion worth of residential construction projects. I would like to quote the CEO of the Master Builders, Danita Wawn, who said:

There is no doubt that the Federal Government's decisive action to implement HomeBuilder … saved the day for thousands of small builders and tradies, the people they employ and communities they support around the country.

As the coalition government, we will always prioritise jobs, support home buyers and get our tradies back to work to support a strong Australia.