ALP 2016 election campaign policy on protecting penalty rates for Australian workers. Labor understands that penalty rates are not a luxury; they are what pays the bills and puts food on the table for the 4.5 million Australians that rely on them. Penalty rates are not only critical to the individuals and their families who...

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 being forced to take on levels of debt unimaginable just a few decades ago.

Labor will deliver more than $70 million over three years in targeted funding to ensure those suffering from family violence can access critical services when they need them. Labor will commit almost $50 million to frontline legal services, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, to ensure women suffering from family violence get legal...

Experts predict that in the years to come, 75 per cent of the fastest growing occupations will require skills in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). But we know that unless students are interested and engaged in STEM at an early age, they are unlikely to pursue a career in those fields. Currently this isn’t...

Labor will ensure that access to health care is determined by your Medicare card, and not your credit card, and will reverse the Turnbull Government’s GP Tax by stealth. That’s why a Shorten Labor Government will restore indexation of the Medicare Benefits Schedule from 1 January 2017. This will apply to all services provided by...