Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

So it isn't something we are seeking to ban. It would help if some of our housing programs, which are currently stalled in the Senate, were given approval by the Senate because then we could build more supply, which is the actual issue. I know there are a lot of distractions about who's to blame, and it's easy to blame foreign ownership. The statistics don't support that. I say to the Senate that there are a couple of bills that are stuck in this chamber that would help people into homeownership and help increase the supply of housing in this country, and I say: let's get on with that job.