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

Our budget will be true to Australian values: fairness, aspiration, opportunity for all and an economy that works for people, not the other way around—an economy that is more resilient and more self-reliant and an economy in which young Australians can get a fair crack at a good job and a good home for themselves. I've made this point about those opposite. I know that those opposite never believed that it was the job of government to try and ensure there was more housing supply. I am sure those opposite never believed that it was the job of government to make sure there was more fuel security in Australia. I am sure those opposite never believed that fair wages and conditions were actually part of government's job. But, you see, Labor governments believe in these things. We believe in decent wages and conditions. We believe Australians should get the opportunity to get a good job and to own a house. We think governments have a role in ensuring an economy and a community in which young people have that opportunity. In the aftermath of the Farrer by-election—