Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Unfortunately, we're in a situation where the Greens party of Australia, undeterred by their recent shellacking in the Queensland and ACT elections, have decided to double-down on their policies and continue obstructing Labor as we attempt to deliver real improvements for students, for workers and for people looking for housing.

Senator Faruqi included in her question the point that Australians are struggling to deal with lack of housing. Yes, they are. I wonder if there's someone in this chamber who could do something about that. Yes, there is. Their party name is a colour. Work out who that is. It's the Greens party who, by voting for our Help to Buy legislation, could be doing something to help Australians struggling with housing. It's the Greens party who, by voting for Labor's legislation around student debt, could be doing something to relieve student debt. But, instead of that, all you do is obstruct and ask questions about things that you'll never actually deliver.