Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Green, for your question. Can I say this: the Albanese government's housing reforms will help young Australians now and in the future, because we want to help 40,000 low- and middle-income Australians yesterday. Mr Dutton's only plan is to let young people raid their super to get into the market, which will only drive up house prices and leave young Australians worse off by the time they retire.

According to Mr Eslake, if super for housing was introduced it would be 'one of the worst public policy decisions in six decades'. It 'would do little for the people who are most in need of assistance' and it 'would do most for those who need it least.' 'Super for housing'—just listen to this—'would just make the affordability crisis worse.' Super for housing would just make—