QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator HUME (Victoria—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:46): Yesterday, the Minister for Housing boasted that Labor has the boldest housing policy in 70 years—how very Yes Minister. Rents are up already by $220 a week under Labor. They're up 29 per cent in the Treasurer's own electorate, and experts are warning the Prime Minister's new taxes could push rents even higher.

Minister, is 'bold policy' just Labor's latest excuse for making renters poorer?