PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: It's been a shaky week for the Federal Government losing control of its housing agenda as the Help to Buy bill was stonewalled in the Senate, with the Prime Minister not ruling out a double dissolution election. The Government's industrial relations reforms also copped criticism, this time at the Business Council of Australia's annual dinner, which was attended by the Prime Minister.

MURRAY JONES, HOST: Well, housing security is just so important and there's certainly been a lot of talk, obviously, about youth crime in the state election, which is about to occur. And of course, those formative years, if you're in a household where you might be subjected to physical, emotional, sexual abuse, drug abuse, the whole lot, can set you on the wrong path.

CATHIE SCHNITZERLING, HOST: The Federal Government has been unable to bring on a vote on its Help to Buy First Home Buyer Scheme, which was set to fail but has now been delayed for two months. Where does this leave the Government's housing agenda? And could the fight with the Greens and the Coalition trigger an early election? Joining me on the phone right now is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Good afternoon, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon Cathie. Good to be with you.

TIM BLACKWELL, HOST: Ricki-Lee, Tim and Joel. It is a Wednesday afternoon. There's no Joel Creasey, but there is a Prime Minister on the line. Mr. Albanese, out of ten, what did you give the Sabrina Carpenter Taste track?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Oh, I give it an eight. But she hasn't got to play the Enmore, unlike Rick-Lee, in my hood.

RICKI-LEE COULTER, HOST: It was in your hood. But I also got to sing for you last week, I think it was. And I was so nervous when I saw you in the crowd.

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respect to their elders past, present and emerging.

When I spoke at this dinner last year, the Business Council of Australia had just published the “Seize the Moment” report.

Characteristic of the BCA, the report was broad in its scope and bold in its ambition.

It took stock of the decade past and identified six big changes required to make our economy more productive, competitive, dynamic and prosperous. 

RICHARD GLOVER, HOST: Prime Minister, welcome.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, Richard, good to be with you.

GLOVER: They say this bill, which will allow the government to take up to 40 per cent of equity in people's houses, therefore help them get the deposit together. They say it'll just push up the price of housing, which is the last thing we want to do.

We the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, mark the third anniversary of AUKUS – an enhanced security partnership that promotes a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable.  We reaffirm our shared commitment to this historic partnership and acknowledge the considerable progress to date. 

TANYA PLIBERSEK, MEMBER FOR SYDNEY: Well, welcome everybody to the federal seat of Sydney. It's so wonderful to have the Prime Minister here today and to have the Housing Minister, Clare O'Neil, here. We've been having a lovely time with Codie, hearing about her exciting journey to home ownership. When my parents came to Australia in the 1950s they came with nothing, and one of the first things they wanted to do was buy a home of their own.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Thanks for joining us on this slightly cold morning here in Canberra. This week, the Senate is sitting. This is an opportunity for us to improve housing supply, and we know that this is the key to dealing with affordable issues when it comes to housing. We are building. The Coalition and the Greens have been blocking. Australia does have a housing shortage. We need to build more homes more quickly in more parts of the country. Our Homes for Australia Plan is a $32 billion plan to deliver that. To deliver more home ownership.

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more than 13,700 new social and affordable homes across Australia to deliver the biggest investment in social and affordable housing in over a decade.

The first round of Labor’s Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord programs will deliver 4,220 social and 9,522 affordable homes, including 1,267 homes for women and children escaping domestic violence and older women at risk of homelessness.