Claire Clutterham (Sturt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My electorate of Sturt is diverse, extending from Hope Valley in the south, across Adelaide's leafy eastern belt, to Glen Osmond in the north. It is home to just over 130,000 registered voters. Many of them are young people completing their education at university or at TAFE and starting out in the workforce—now, of course, with a debt that is 20 per cent lower than it otherwise would have been. There is a large migrant community, mainly comprised of wonderful people from Italy, India and China who have chosen to raise their kids in one of the best parts of Australia.

Sturt is also home to elderly Australians who have contributed to our community for decades and who are now thinking about what's next for their children and grandchildren. I spoke with many of these residents during the campaign, and housing came up time and time again, particularly the challenges that first home buyers face trying to save for a deposit, pay rent and pay down education debt all at the same time. Parents and grandparents spoke to me about trying to find funds to provide to their children and grandchildren so they could get a deposit together.

The Albanese Labor government listened, and from 1 October 2025, all first home buyers will need a deposit of just five per cent, helping them buy a home sooner, helping them into long-term security sooner and helping them put down roots in their community sooner. This will not only benefit the first home buyers of Sturt. It will benefit first home buyers across Australia.

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