Appointment to Shadow Cabinet

I am pleased to be appointed as Shadow Minister for Productivity and Deregulation, and Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness.

I thank the Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley for the opportunity to serve in these capacities.

We are committed to listening to Australians on the front line of our economy. We will identify and solve the problems that Labor’s obsession with over-regulation has caused.

Across the economy, every sector has a story of Labor’s bureaucratic bottlenecks destroying investment and job opportunities.

Indeed, ABS data shows Australia’s 20 year average productivity growth is now at its lowest point in two decades. This decline in productivity is holding back wages, jobs, and long-term economic growth.

Small business people lose their family and recreation time to Labor regulation. Small businesses are people too. But that’s not how Labor sees it.

We believe in enterprise and entrepreneurship. The Coalition will listen to businesses and develop policies to boost economic output.

The Australian dream of home ownership remains the cornerstone of the Coalition’s housing policy.

Regrettably, Labor has almost killed this Australian Dream. Labor promised it would become a government property developer and it would become Australia’s largest mortgage insurance company. These are both very bad ideas.

Labor’s signature housing policy The Housing Australia Future Fund built zero new houses last term, while ABS data shows the number of units and private sector homes being built is plummeting. Labor’s promise to build 1.2 million new homes is a pipe dream.

We will hold Labor to account for their ridiculous promises on housing during the last election campaign, while reviewing our own policies.

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