Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Data realised by Finder shows that more than a third of Australians with a mortgage are struggling to make their mortgage payments as a result of Labor's rising interest rates. Will this out-of-touch Prime Minister finally admit that Australian families always pay more under Labor?

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

I thank the substitute question of No. 2. It comes as some surprise that they're mixing it up today.

Honourable members interjecting

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Deakin and the member for Hume will cease interjecting.

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

I'm asked about housing and the cost of housing, and I say to the member who asked the question that he does have an opportunity to do something on housing, which is to support the Housing Australia Future Fund that is before this parliament now. What the Housing Australia Future Fund—along with the Housing Accord and other measures—is aimed at doing, of course, is increasing supply of housing. That has an impact on price. It's economics 101. It has an impact.

Opposition members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Groom and the member for Hume will cease interjecting.

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

There is massive support out there. The Property Council of Australia—

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker—

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

They really are mixing it up.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister is answering a question about mortgage payments and the cost of living, and he's referencing housing.

Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The point of order is on relevance. He's speaking about the Housing Australia Future Fund, which has nothing to do with—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The tag at the end of question about the cost of policies makes what the Prime Minister is saying relevant. If you don't want him to refer to that, don't add the tag to the question.

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

Thanks very much, Mr Speaker.

Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You are so out of touch.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Member for Hume, if you interject again, you will be warned. Let's just get back to the question.

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

They've got excited by the change of order. The chief executive of the Property Council of Australia said this:

The legislation … is an important first step to get government working together with industry to bridge the national housing deficit and stimulate new supply that Australia desperately needs.

That's the chief executive of the Property Council. The Community Housing Industry Association:

We need to get moving on building a better supply of social and affordable housing and these … legislation are important building blocks.

National Shelter—the Housing Australia Future Fund is a good start to addressing the significant unmet need for social and affordable housing. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association say it would start to address the housing challenge. Homelessness Australia say:

It's important that the Housing Australia Future Fund … get going now.

The Housing Industry Association supports 'the government's goal to build 30,000 social houses and believes it's a worthy goal to get behind'. More supply means cheaper rents. The fact is that we have a comprehensive plan on housing. Those opposite, like in everything else, just have a plan to say no.