‘Labor Is Punishing Aspirational Australians’ | Housing Debate

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]I don't think punishing people who want to get ahead is the right thing to do.

[00:00:04]The vast majority of Australians who have built their wealth are not reliant on the government. Australians are aspirational. They want to be able to buy their own home. That the second thing they want to be able to do is set themselves and their kids up for a retirement. And >> and you think that the government should be supporting that?

[00:00:18]>> Absolutely.

[00:00:20]>> 640,000 people who are in the most extreme rental stress who are facing waiting list. 640,000 people, which means there's 26 million people that are doing it well. We're just trying to make it harder for the aspirational Australian to get ahead.

[00:00:34]>> All right, let's go.