QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:16): If I can quote also from the market, from NAB, 'It's really owner-occupiers who are the winners in all of this, in that we are going to redistribute the ownership of housing in Australia away from investors and more towards owner-occupiers.' This is fundamentally the difference between the coalition and the Labor Party.

We actually think that first home buyers should have a fair crack at owning their own home. I know that is a remarkable proposition—that you might actually say young Australians and their families should have a better crack at owning their own home. That's what we are about.

You are against that. It's a very simple proposition. You want to protect an uneven playing field.

We think the playing field should be levelled. It should be levelled so that first home buyers get a fair crack at the market. That is the difference between your side of politics and ours.

Senator Bragg interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Bragg, you've had an awful lot of interjections this afternoon. Senator Bragg: Sorry.

The PRESIDENT: Don't backchat me. You're not in a debate with me. When I call you to order, that is exactly what I expect to happen.