Labor has always been the party of TAFE and a Shorten Labor Government would continue this commitment to our vocational education system. Labor plans to back TAFE into the future by developing a comprehensive National Priority Plan. This plan will define the unique role of TAFE as our public provider and will deliver on this...

According the UNHCR, the number of displaced people fleeing from war, conflict or persecution is the highest number since World War II. The forced displacement of persons around the globe is currently at unprecedented levels. By the close of 2014 an estimated 59.5 million individuals were forcibly displaced around the globe as a result of...

Labor will ensure a more even playing field for private litigants, so that small businesses and their industry representatives can better use existing legislation to prove the abuse of competition under Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act. Allowing judges in Federal Court to waive liability of adverse costs, private litigants under Part IV...

For most young families in Australia, the dream of purchasing and owning their own home is almost completely out of reach. Working and middle class families are increasingly being priced out of the housing market. Ownership rates for young people aged 25-34 have spiralled downwards in recent years from 60% to 48%. Young people are...

Improving education is the key to opportunity, to innovation and to the future economic and social prosperity of our nation. No matter what their background, no matter where they live - city, suburb or in the regions – no matter what type of school they go to – Government, Catholic or Independent, Labor wants every...