Opened the debate
Violi acknowledged the success of local football and netball teams in the Outer East and Eastern leagues, highlighting specific premiership wins and grand final appearances. Violi argued that the Labor government had caused a collapse in living standards through poor economic management, resulting in higher rents, mortgages, and energy bills. Violi outlined Liberal plans to address housing shortages by linking migration to construction, establishing a housing infrastructure fund, and simplifying building codes. Violi proposed indexing tax thresholds to prevent bracket creep and saving resource windfalls in a future generations fund to reduce debt. Violi also criticised the government's energy policies, advocating for the lifting of the nuclear ban and doubling fuel reserves. Violi opposed the proposed annual cap on allied health treatments for veterans and raised concerns about the cancellation of mobile tower funding programs affecting telecommunications reliability.