Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Walsh for the supplementary. We are acutely aware of those cost-of-living pressures facing many Australians, which is why finding ways to ease cost-of-living pressures without adding to inflation was one of the key priority areas of focus in the May budget. In addition to those areas I've already mentioned, the government has acted decisively in the area of housing, bringing together states and territories through national cabinet to look at what we can do to make sure that we are making a difference where we can, where the Commonwealth has responsibilities, to ease a real area of pressure for many Australians, and that is around housing supply and making sure we're working with states and territories to get as much affordable housing supply and affordable rental housing supply in place as soon as possible. As we come to the end of this sitting fortnight, I again urge those standing in the way of the Housing Australia Future Fund to get behind it and support it.