Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I am talking about who in this parliament is currently looking at the capital gains tax. It's the Liberals, the Nats and the Greens all together, over in the other place, having a look at all that.

Every year, in the lead-up to the budget, we have this game-playing. I'll talk about what we are doing, not what we're not doing. What we are doing is the Housing Australia Future Fund, and the five per cent deposits; they've helped 220,000 Australians into their first home. We're working with the states and territories to build 100,000 new homes reserved for first home buyers. We were in the electorate of the member for Spence last weekend—7,000 homes in South Australia. We're also training more tradies, with free TAFE, to build more homes. There are the incentives for construction apprenticeships. And what we're doing with Defence land is not only good for defence capability; it'll also be good for housing and for housing supply.

Every budget, what we do is focus on how we deliver for Australians. We're continuing to do that. This upcoming budget will be consistent with budget Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 that have all improved the lives of Australians. (Time expired)

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