Being an advanced economy that can make things here at home means ensuring Australia’s strategic industries have a sustainable future. To secure the long-term future of our local metal industries, we need to make smart use of the opportunities in front of us and build on Australia’s natural strengths. That’s why Labor is committed to...

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews claims hospitals have been shortchanged by the federal Coalition Government's new three-year funding deal, which he says does not return billions of dollars taken from the states and territories by the 2014 budget.

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...

A Shorten Labor Government will undertake a comprehensive review of the National Vocational Education and Training sector to ensure it is properly equipped to train young Australians and re-train adult workers for the jobs of the future. The Vocational Education and Training sector deserves a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to policy-making to ensure it is fit...

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...