Renee Coffey (Griffith, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Albanese Labor government is helping more Australians to realise the dream of homeownership sooner, and I'm thrilled that more than 50,000 Queenslanders have now bought their first home with the help of our five per cent deposit scheme. At my last weekend mobile office in West End, I spoke with Mitchell, a young man in my electorate who finally has a real chance to enter the housing market through Labor's Help to Buy scheme. For thousands of Australians who've been locked out for too long, this is what practical support looks like, turning hope into a genuine pathway for a home. I have seen the difference this work makes through the Brisbane Housing Company project in Stones Corner. When I first visited early last year the Prime Minister and I had to wear hard hats because it was a construction site. Late last year I was delighted to welcome the Prime Minister back and to see residents moving into 82 brand-new social and affordable homes. We met John, Jan and Karen, and heard firsthand what safe, secure housing means for their lives right in the heart of our community. John said that it was the first time in years he had been able to sleep soundly.

After a decade of coalition neglect we know there is more work to do, but I am proud to be part of a government that is the boldest and most ambitious on housing. Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. The Albanese Labor government is tackling Australia's housing crisis by making it easier to buy and better to rent, and by building more homes faster. We are focused on delivery and we are focused on delivering for the people of Griffith and the people of Australia.

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

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