Clare O'Neil (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Hansard source

I'm getting snide remarks from those opposite, but I'd encourage them to listen to their constituents, because they're giving our parliament a clear message. They want more housing support, and that's what our government is giving them.

We know that a young couple in Sydney was having to save for about 11 years for a home deposit. That's a young couple who are well into their 30s who are still paying off someone else's mortgage rather than their own. Our expansion to this program will bring that back to two to three years. This is really meaningful change for the young people around this country. On housing, as with other issues, Labor is getting on with the job of delivering what we promised. The coalition are just getting on each other's nerves. They're much more focused on writing their own leadership manifestos than they are about having anything meaningful to say.

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