Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I'll take the interjection. He's a bit sparkier this week; he's getting there. It's good to see everybody's chin up a little bit over there! The truth, Senator Bragg, in terms of the delivery of the government's housing program is you were sharply critical at the beginning and pointed to the numbers on day 1, day 2 and day 3. Senator, the problem with your argument is the numbers keep going up as more and more and more homes are being built every day. Critically, for young Australians who struggle to get a purchase in the housing market, the five per cent home deposit that we've made available for them is changing the lives of young Australians trying to get into a house.