House debates Questions without Notice

Housing Affordability

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 House of Representatives

Michael Sukkar

Michael Sukkar Deakin, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer

2:53 pm

I thank the member for Boothby for her question. She is a champion for first home buyers not just in her electorate but throughout South Australia. Since the re-election of the Morrison government we have seen a sustained improvement in the Australian housing market. We have seen sustained confidence improving in the Australian housing market. Pleasingly, that is being driven by first home buyers, who are confident in the economic plan of the Morrison government. It's also worth adding that, without the spectre of Labor's housing taxes on the agenda, confidence has rushed back into the market. Part of that though is our very successful implementation of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. From 1 January, 10,000 first home buyers—

Ms Ryan interjecting—

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