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Watt was asked about the response to the federal budget last week, which is starting to filter through opinion polls this morning. He said the government didn’t design the budget to see the government’s standing go up or down in those surveys, but to see more Australians get into homes.
He went on:
I don’t think that anyone listening to the program this morning would seriously think that the current situation can continue. … We could either sit back and allow the current situation to continue with too many Australians locked out of the housing market, especially younger Australians, or we could take some difficult decisions.
Now, of course, it’s our job to get out there and explain these decisions.
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