For people to prosper, we know that we need a strong economy.
After almost a decade of flat wages and rising costs, people feel like they just can’t get ahead. The economy should work for you, not the other way around.
Labor believes you should be able to support a family if you work full time.
The three most important things coming out of the pandemic are jobs, jobs and jobs. More than 2 million Australians are today looking for work.
Millions more want to work more hours. People are struggling with rising costs of the weekly shop. House prices are getting further out of reach. And yet our wages are flat, and haven’t gone anywhere in seven years.
We have an economy that just isn’t firing on all cylinders – so many people who desperately want work, so much work to be done, but a government that doesn’t seem to care.
A Labor Government will tackle this paradox head on.
We need to build wealth and make sure it is distributed fairly. We face many economic challenges as a country. But there are none too great that we cannot overcome them.
Higher productivity, higher growth, higher wages, fairer outcomes. That is Labor’s economic agenda.
We’ll make it easier for people to negotiate better pay and conditions. Working in Australia should earn you a decent wage. It’s a cornerstone of who we are as a country.
Social mobility is at the heart of Labor’s mission. And that means giving everyone the opportunity to flourish, and to succeed. Now is not the time to lower our aspirations – it’s time to raise them.
