Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

We are helping more Australians into their own home. We are training more tradespeople. We are kickstarting construction. We are helping first home buyers. In fact, my recollection is that we have seen building approvals up over the last year and commencements also higher than they were a year ago which is an indication that the policies that we are putting in place, which were opposed by you, are having an effect on the market.