Mr Albanese, who, in case you missed it, grew up in government housing, told reporters that he had grown up in government housing. And that by growing up in government housing, he knew what it was like to grow up in government housing, and how important it was to have lots of it.
"I grew up in government housing," he said to underscore the fact that he grew up in government housing (just in case anyone had missed the fact that he grew up in government housing). "I understand what it is like to need government housing."
"But I suppose the difference is, I also understand what it's like to then have a government that then delivers more housing. Unfortunately, for some reason, you guys don't have that. If only there was someone in charge who could do something about that."
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