Senate debates

Monday, 30 March 2026

Questions without Notice

Taxation

2:32 pm

Photo of Barbara PocockBarbara Pocock (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Anyone watching the HAFF closely knows it is not touching the sides of the housing crisis we face. Many Australians are feeling anxious, and no wonder—an illegal war is causing inflation. We're seeing interest rate hikes instead of cuts, and we're seeing house prices spike, rents skyrocket and groceries upwards. Big corporations, fossil fuel companies, arms companies, the Coles-Woolworths duopoly and wealthy property investors are raking in huge profits. Minister, why is the government prioritising the one per cent over ordinary people struggling to make ends meet and hold a roof over their heads? (Time expired)

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