John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

In reply to the member for Fowler: I certainly do remember saying that to Neil Mitchell, and it is true. I have never heard anybody complain about the value of their house. The point I am making is that, if you are to have a market that operates fairly for young homebuyers, you have to remove some of the artificial barriers to entry. We cannot have a society that is only run for the benefit of existing homebuyers and shuts out opportunity for intending homebuyers. That is not the kind of Australia that this electorate wants, and I want to say on behalf of the coalition that we want an Australia that allows young people a reasonable opportunity to buy their first home.

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