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

I suspect that there might have been a change of mind from those opposite because earlier on, when the Leader of the Opposition gave a press conference and was asked on at least six occasions about monoculturalism and whether he supported it or not, he was saying that he was opposed and they were going to reverse the legislation that's before the Senate. But what they've done is come into question time and they don't seem to oppose anything that is going through the Senate. What they're doing is talking about everything but. What we want is to support first home buyers to have their own home. We want more Australians owning their own homes, not fewer. Those opposite—and it goes directly to the question asked—are opposed to more Australians owning their own homes, because the measures that we've put in place directly relate to that—not just these measures but the past measures as well. That's what Help to Buy is about—a shared equity scheme to get more Australians into homeownership. That's what the five per cent deposit is about. That has helped 260,000 Australians into their first home. That's what the change is—to take away the advantage that investors have over first home buyers at auctions around the country. It is about increasing homeownership.

We are the party of homeownership. They are the opponents of homeownership. They are the party that think it's more important that an investor get their 10th home than a first home buyer gets their first home and a roof over their head. We see it—

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