Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Last Day of Winter: 100 days of Labor: Albanese sets out his government’s key priorities for an Australian ‘culture change’

I know good government can change lives. I’ve lived that. That's why we will never take our eyes off the big prize - the future. This is our chance to secure a new generation of prosperity and fairness for all Australians.

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Rabbitohs boy, who came out of the womb red and green, used the speech to highlight some of Labor's achievements so far, and a couple of the election promises it has fulfilled as well.

But, a lot of the focus was, unsurprisingly, also on this week's Jobs and Skills Summit with key union and business figures already beginning to gather in Canberra, though a couple were in the audience there.

The Prime Minister again slightly played down expectations for the summit saying that nothing would be fixed overnight, but that progress on industrial relations and some of the big economic issues facing our nation was the main goal.

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“Government has a responsibility to plan for the future, to build for the long-term, to implement the reforms that arm people with every chance to fulfil their potential.

“Not change for the sake of it, reforms that help people lead better lives.”



Albanese lists the government’s election platform of cleaner and cheaper energy, better skills and training, cheaper childcare and a future made in Australia as his key priorities.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will use a landmark speech on Monday to pledge support for a “culture change” to improve conditions for working women as part of a shift in the government’s focus to a reform agenda.

In a speech to mark 100 days since the 21 May election, Albanese will tell the National Press Club that while the government is still in the “recovery” phase in the wake of the pandemic, he wants to move to “reform and renewal” over the course of the next term.

“After a wasted decade, we are not wasting a day,” Albanese will say, according to excerpts of his draft speech.

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“Government has a responsibility to plan for the future, to build for the long-term, to implement the reforms that arm people with every chance to fulfil their potential.

“Not change for the sake of it, reforms that help people lead better lives.”

Albanese lists the government’s election platform of cleaner and cheaper energy, better skills and training, cheaper childcare and a future made in Australia as his key priorities.

“But we will never take our eyes off the big prize, the future, the chance to secure a new generation of prosperity and fairness for all Australians.”

On Sunday, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said the government was “realistic” about the areas of consensus that could be reached between business and unions.

“We know that people have a range of views, and we’re not looking for unanimity. We’re just looking for those areas of broad common ground so that we can move forward together”

100 days of Labor: Albanese sets out his government’s key priorities for an Australian ‘culture change’


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