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Paterson: criticism of Coalition's housing policy by economists is out of touch'

A little earlier, Coalition campaign spokesperson James Paterson told ABC News Breakfast their policies to help on housing and cost of living are targeted" and meaningful".

I have seen some of the commentary from economists and others, and I have to say when it comes from someone who owns their own home and probably bought it many years ago, it's going to come across to many Australians as, frankly, pretty out of touch and tone-deaf.

I think people underestimate the generational despair among young Australians who've lost hope that they'll ever be able to buy a home.

I brought out my wand this morning so I can bring in those tradies. I'm just gonna pull it out of my backside. Honestly, you know, you think that was such great policies when you've been running with them and selling them six months beforehand.

It does scare me, I'll be honest with you and your viewers, how much, you know, they've got to stay in that centre, how much do they have to swing? And the way that the Greens are playing that, my god, talk about blowing out the economy, they've got a whole new scale.