STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr VIOLI (Casey) (13:51): Labor has delivered a trifecta of failure when it comes to housing—fewer homes, higher rents and confidence in the market absolutely smashed. They are making it harder for all Australians to buy a house, including first home buyers. As an example, Westpac mortgages applications have dropped 20 per cent since Labor's budget in May.

What this government fails to understand is that if no-one buys a house, no-one will be able to rent a house, and there'll be no new first home owners. We are seeing multiple reports of significant increases in rents in Australia. Labor said that rents would only go up $2 a week.

NAB data shows it will be more like $250 a week in Sydney, based on median results. You definitely wouldn't want to live in the Treasurer's electorate, given the reports we've seen today. While this government grandstands about pushing new taxes on Australians, the home owners in my electorate aren't celebrating their home values falling.

The renters aren't celebrating a 50 per cent increase in rents. We know Australians want a solution to the challenges they face. That's why the coalition has a plan to tie migration to housing to make sure we're not bringing in more people that we can house.

We're going to unlock 400,000 new homes, through investing in infrastructure, to serve all Australians.