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

I will essentially start where I finished around working with states and territories. We remain committed to our target for 1.2 million homes. We have the Housing Australia Future Fund, which is going to build 30,000 homes. Where the states and territories raise issues with us we respond, and you've seen it in this budget. We've put more money in to get more homes built sooner. We've finalised the national agreement on social housing and homelessness. We're directing more money towards crisis and transitional accommodation. These are all issues that have been raised by the states and territories and dealt with in this budget. We are also dealing with skills development to make sure that we are getting the workers into the jobs that we need in the construction workforce, including 20,000 new fee-free TAFE places.

Tonight, when that Leader of the Opposition stands up, he should outline his plan, and it should go beyond raiding your superannuation. What are you going to do about jobs? How are you going to find the skills and how are you going to deal with the challenges in the housing market? (Time expired)