Senator BRAGG (New South Wales) (14:41): The government's protection racket doesn't just wreck Labor's integrity; it is also wrecking the construction sector and making this housing crisis so much worse. In just two weeks, Labor's new Minister for Housing, Ms O'Neil, has accomplished the unthinkable: she's made Labor's creditability on housing even worse. Minister, how could the Australian people ever trust this government with the housing crisis?