Policy
50% renewable energy target by 2030
Now more than ever, Australia needs a government that looks to the future. Rather than attacking industries and closing them down, Labor’s strategy involves growing industries and creating more jobs whilst fostering a cleaner environment. This requires a long term vision and an understanding of the changes needed to secure Australia’s prosperity in the future...
Policy
Our initial investment to address family violence
Labor will make a series of critical investments in services and programs that directly support women and children escaping family violence. Labor’s interim package will deliver more than $70 million over three years in targeted funding to ensure those suffering from family violence can access critical services. Labor will invest $42.9 million in frontline legal...
Policy
Labor's fairer super plan
Labor is committed to ensuring the sustainability of the retirement income system in a way that delivers fairness and enables Australians to maintain a comfortable standard of living in retirement. Tax concessions (forgone revenue) are an important part of the superannuation system, as they encourage people to contribute funding and preserve these savings until their...
Book
Alternatives to offshore processing
This book was produced and edited by Labor for Refugees, a ‘ginger’ group of people who belong to the Australian Labor Party and work from within the party with the goal of trying to change Labor’s asylum seeker and refugee policies so that they better reflect Labor values and are more in line with the...
Article
Federal Labor arts launch
Amongst the commitments in the Labor Arts policy launch is the investment of $17 million over four years in a new Creative Industries Innovation Centre. Fact sheets are available for download on music, creative communities, indigenous arts and the innovation centre.