QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Dr CHALMERS (Rankin—Treasurer) (14:24): Whether it's the Prime Minister, the Treasurer or members of the cabinet— Ms Bell: Not again! The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Moncrieff is going to resume her seat.

You don't give commentary once you've asked a question. It's highly disorderly. The Treasurer now has the call.

Dr CHALMERS: The Prime Minister and every single member of his cabinet takes the views of our caucus colleagues very seriously. We take seriously the views that are put to us in our regular engagements in the communities that we represent around the country as we go about implementing these very important and very ambitious reforms. It's not unusual for good local members to relay to ministers issues which are raised by their constituents.

That's how it's supposed to work. The member for Sturt is not just a good local member; the member for Sturt is an outstanding local member. The good people of Sturt, in that wonderful part of Adelaide, are learning, for the first time in some time, what it's like to have a good, engaged, effective local member.

Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will pause. There is far too much noise. I'm not happy with the level of noise.

That clapping and yelling will stop. Mr Rob Mitchell interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for McEwen will leave the chamber under 94(a). The member for McEwen then left the chamber.

The SPEAKER: When I'm bringing the House to order and reminding everyone about the standards and dignity of this House, trust me, that's not the time to interject. I'm asking everyone to be a little better today. The Treasurer has the call.

Dr CHALMERS: One of the reasons why the member for Sturt is such a good local member is the member for Sturt, in conjunction with everyone on this side of the House, is delivering tax cuts for every one of the working people in Sturt. I know that in Sturt there are 93,000 taxpayers who are getting a tax cut from this local member and this Prime Minister, and his government, because of her work.

And every single one of those 93,000 taxpayers in Sturt would not be getting a tax cut if those opposite had their way. And the same goes for the 80,000 workers in Sturt who will be getting the working Australians tax offset, which is at the core of our tax reform agenda in the budget. Now, the member for Sturt, and every single member of this government, has seen a distortion in the housing market that needs to be addressed because, for too long now, the way that our housing market has interacted with our tax system has locked out too many people, particularly young people, from the great Australian dream of owning their own home.

So, whether it's the member for Sturt or every single member on this side of the House we've decided not to neglect that or deny that or delay that and consign another generation of Australians to a broken status quo. We have chosen collectively to do something about it and we're proud of that. Mr Violi: I seek leave to table the member for Sturt's email to her constituent.

If you're a good local member, you'd want it on the record surely? Leave not granted.