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

I reject the assertions that have been put in the question. I make that clear. In relation to whether we work with the banks and understand what's happening in the housing market, yes, we do. If you look at some of the comments that the bank CEOs made to the House standing committee just a week ago, you'll see that they've made comments in this regard, including, from the Westpac CEO, 'I don't think the first home buyers scheme is the driver of housing prices,' and, from the CEO of CBA, 'I know Treasury did some'—