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

I was just reporting to the parliament that, in the sitting break, the Leader of the Opposition was busted saying behind closed doors: 'Labor has made the five per cent deposit program available to anyone the day they arrive in the country.' I want to call that out because it just speaks to the disgraceful reflex for division that those opposite bring forward to all of the problems facing our country. It wasn't just that. The Leader of the Opposition actually said publicly when he announced that he wanted to withdraw support for permanent residents, 'when you commit to this country we'll commit to you'. And I want our loved Chinese Australian community and I want our loved Indian Australian community to know that we see your commitment to our country. We respect it, and we value it.

This is a program our government is incredibly proud of. 260,000 people have the keys to their own home today because of this fantastic support that we are offering them. Not only are those opposite focused on division, but they do not have a single sensible thing to say about housing, the most important issue facing our country. We're not going to be distracted by their obsession with conflict. We've got housing issues facing our country, and that's why we're stepping up and making real change to Australia's housing system.

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