Tim Ayres takes aim at ‘bludging’ senators denying Aussies property market help

The Labor Party’s housing bill continues to face debate in the Senate despite its commitment to assist Australians in obtaining property. Assistant Trade and Manufacturing Minister Tim Ayres slammed “bludging” senators for blocking the “practical” proposal, suggesting it will cause suffering for 40,000 Australians. “If we are going to build 1.2 million homes, we need a Labor government to do it,” Mr Ayres told Sky News Australia. “No other government in this set of circumstances made the kind of commitment in terms of funding and in terms of partnership. “These are senators who will never have to worry about buying their own homes … here in the Senate bludging, not doing their job … and the people who will suffer are the 40,000 Australians who need the government’s support to get on the property ladder.”