As we have just heard the housing crisis is a key issue for voters. In Canberra today, Peter Dutton announced the federal opposition's $5 billion election pledge - which would see fast tracking of new housing developments.
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00:00In a battleground state, Sites firmly focused on the top job.
00:08The Prime Minister's got one eye on retirement, I'm firmly focused on making sure that we
00:12can build new homes for Australian families.
00:15The Coalition to invest $5 billion to tackle housing infrastructure delays.
00:21The not sexy stuff, that's the sewerage, that's the water, that's the power and the comms.
00:25A scheme to break the infrastructure bottleneck and build 500,000 new homes welcomed by industry.
00:33We cannot build until infrastructure is in place.
00:36A real shot in the arm for the great Australian dream.
00:40It complements previous Coalition commitments to increase housing supply by slashing migration,
00:45cutting international student numbers and temporarily stopping foreign investors purchasing
00:51existing homes in Australia.
00:54But it hasn't taken long for the government to write off the new policy as a con job,
00:59claiming the Coalition would spend less overall on housing than a re-elected Albanese government.
01:05Peter Dutton's taking with one hand and giving with the other, it's a card trick.
01:09The Coalition has this week confirmed if elected it would walk away from Labor's commitment
01:13to build 1.2 million homes this decade, which they've labelled an unrealistic pipe dream.
01:20They're not going to get within CUI of that so-called target or aspiration.
01:24Settle down fella.
01:26The Prime Minister's saying if the Coalition was serious about helping aspiring homeowners,
01:31they'd pass his housing legislation.
01:33Peter Dutton is blocking legislation along with the Greens that's in the Senate and been
01:39there now for over 200 days.
01:42The Greens and the Coalition have this week sought to capitalise on the Prime Minister's
01:46decision to purchase a high-end home during a housing crisis.
01:51It's too early to tell if voters will punish the PM for that one.
01:55What is clear though is that housing is shaping up as a hot issue, with a federal election
02:00just around the corner.