STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr VIOLI (Casey) (13:55): This week we saw another report confirming the complete failure of the Albanese Labor government's budget. The HIA new home sales showed that, in August, new home sales dropped 10 per cent. In the three months to August, there was almost a 20 per cent drop in new home sales across the country.

If you're an Australian today and you rent, your rents are up. If you're an Australian today and you're looking to buy a new home, it's harder than ever. If you're an Australian that owns an existing home, that home has gone down in value because of the Albanese Labor government and this treasurer.

It is no wonder that the backbench has started to background against the Treasurer. It is clear that the Australian people have lost faith in this treasurer because of his continual failures, and the backbench have now lost faith in this treasurer. Honourable members interjecting— Mr VIOLI: I'll take the interjections of 'this is rubbish'.

Maybe talk to your colleagues, because they're very happy to talk to journalists and tell them how bad this budget is and how much this Treasurer has failed. He can try to stop the dissent as much as he likes. But what happens when you get back home is you speak to the community that are feeling the pain every day.

If you are in the housing market, if are were a tech startup or a small business, your life has got harder under this government because of this treasurer who continues to fail. He has spent a lifetime talking about political spin. He has not delivered for the Australian people.