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Under the Albanese Government, more Australians are working, earning more and keeping more of what they earn, with today’s ABS Labour Force figures showing well over a million jobs (1,039,300) have now been created since Labor came to office in 2022.

This is the first and only time any government of any political persuasion has overseen the creation of a million new jobs in a single parliamentary term.

This is a remarkable achievement, in the context of a slowing economy and a labour market that is expected to soften.

Today’s result means the Albanese Government continues to oversee the largest increase in employment in a single parliamentary term in Australia’s history.

In September, 64,100 jobs were created – 51,600 of which were full-time positions.

It’s also encouraging to note that the labour force participation rate continued to increase over the month, rising by 0.1 percentage points in September, to stand at a record high of 67.2 per cent.

That equates to an additional 54,900 people entering the labour force over the month.

Importantly, the female participation rate increased to a record high of 63.2 per cent, equating to an additional 23,100 women entering the labour force.

Strong jobs growth was recorded across most Australian states and territories in September with employment now at a record high in five jurisdictions.

Particularly positive results were recorded in New South Wales (with employment up by 23,100 or 0.5 per cent), followed by Victoria (up by 21,700 or 0.6 per cent) and Western Australia (up 8,300 or 0.5 per cent).

Helping all Australians find work and delivering higher wages is one of the best ways we can support households with current cost-of-living pressures.

The average full-time worker is now earning $159 extra per week since the Albanese Government was elected. And the average full-time worker is also receiving a tax cut of $44 per week because of the Government’s cost-of-living tax cuts.

But while the Albanese Labor Government is focused on supporting more well-paid, secure jobs, Peter Dutton and the Coalition have promised to cut wages and working conditions if they’re elected.

Just this week, Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume told Sky News the Coalition will “definitely consider” a request to allow medium sized businesses to unfairly dismiss their workers, without repercussions.

This is on top of earlier promises from Peter Dutton to cut labour hire workers’ pay and scrap the rights of casual workers and the Right to Disconnect, forcing Australians into more unpaid overtime.

At a time when many Australians are doing it tough, Peter Dutton and the Coalition will make things worse.

We’re all about more people working, earning more and keeping more of what they earn and this shows we’re making good progress.

Peter Dutton and the Coalition want you to work longer for less.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

“Today’s data shows that one million new jobs have been created since our election, and that our Government has helped more Australians than ever into secure, well-paid jobs – earning more and keeping more of what they earn.

“This is the most jobs ever created in a parliamentary term in Australian history.

“The majority of our one million new jobs are full-time, around half are for women and the gender pay gap is at a record low.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers

“More than a million new jobs in one parliamentary term is a pretty remarkable achievement in a slowing economy, and it means more new jobs have been created on our watch than any other government at any time.

“This is the first and only time any government of any political persuasion has overseen the creation of a million new jobs in a single parliamentary term.

“It’s a tribute to Australian workers and employers and it justifies the responsible way we’re managing the economy.”

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Murray Watt

“This is a great result that is helping more Australians deal with cost of living pressures.

“There’s nothing more important than having a well-paid job, so that you can pay your bills, and that’s what the Albanese Government is delivering. 

“In contrast, Peter Dutton has promised to make life harder for people, by cutting wages and conditions and making it easier to get the sack.”

The Albanese Government has committed $6 million to the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to help improve the health and wellbeing of Australian babies and children.

Telethon is an annual televised fundraising appeal in Western Australia and is broadcast live for 26 hours.

Over the past five decades Telethon has raised more than $600 million for sick and disadvantaged children in Western Australia.  

The Government’s contributions to the trust over the past two years have supported 29 research projects which included research into gut health, cancer treatment, improving child and adolescent mental health, as well as seven grants to purchase medical equipment.

One of the fantastic research projects is ORIGINS, which tracks the health of 10,000 children beginning with their mother’s pregnancy.

The project’s researchers are investigating how we can give our children a better start in life and reduce the amount of chronic disease seen later in life.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

“Our children are our future, and we have a responsibility to ensure they have the best start in life.

“We are proud to once again support the Channel 7 Telethon Trust and its efforts to help Australian children to thrive.
  
“This funding is an investment in Australia’s world leading research sector, and will help Australian researchers to develop new techniques and treatments to improve the health and wellbeing of Australian children.

“With chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes continuing to rise, it is more important than ever that we support research into how parental health impacts a child’s life.”

Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, calls on the Albanese Labor Government to fully fund the implementation of a national anti-racism strategy, following the release of the latest report on anti-racism commissioned by the Australian Human Rights Commission – An Anti-Racism Framework: Experiences and Perspectives of Multicultural Australia.

The report can be found here.

Senator Mehreen Faruqi:

“Here’s another report that shows what many of us already know, and what the Labor government refuses to acknowledge – that racism is entrenched in Australia, and that it is rooted in settler colonialism and whiteness as an ideology and practice.

“Racism is rife across society – in government, in the media, in interactions with the police, in workplaces, in playgrounds. For how long will First Nations people and people of colour in this country be subjected to racism before it is acknowledged and systemically tackled by the government?

“Instead of using ‘social cohesion’ as a distraction and a way of cracking down on legitimate protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Labor must fully fund the AHRC to urgently implement a national anti-racism strategy.

“The Labor government can start today by mandating anti-racism training for all parliamentarians, to challenge white privilege which is at the core of racism in this country.” 

This week the Australian Government welcomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, His Excellency Bui Thanh Son, and Minister of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, His Excellency Dr Nguyen Chi Dung to Adelaide.

On Thursday, Minister Farrell and Minister Dung will hold the fourth Australia-Vietnam Economic Partnership Meeting to advance our shared goal of increasing two-way trade, tourism and investment, and deepening economic cooperation across Southeast Asia.

On Friday, Minister Wong and Deputy Prime Minister Son will hold the sixth annual Australia-Vietnam Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to advance cooperation under our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and address key regional challenges.

Minister Farrell will also give a keynote address at the inaugural Australia Vietnam Policy Institute Conference on trade diversification opportunities in Southeast Asia.

The meetings this week will deepen our partnership as we work together to implement our shared vision for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous region.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong:

“The Australia-Vietnam relationship has never been stronger.

“Our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership reflects the depth of cooperation and the ambition we hold for our future.

“This meeting will build upon my visit to Hanoi last year, where we marked 50 years of diplomatic relations, underscoring the deep friendship and strategic trust between our countries.”

the Trade & Tourism Minister, Don Farrell:

“Trade between Australia and Vietnam is booming, which means more opportunities for our exporters, businesses, and workers.

“Over the last three years, our two-way trade with Vietnam hit record highs of over $26 billion, and Vietnam has become one of the fastest growing sources of international visitors to Australia since the pandemic.

“Our Southeast Asia Economic Strategy is supporting Australian businesses to seize new opportunities in the region, and Vietnam is one of the many places right on our doorstep which holds a wealth of potential for our exporters.”

Australia is joining international partners to strengthen efforts to hold North Korea to account for violations and evasions of UN Security Resolution sanctions.

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States have committed to establishing a member state-led Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) to monitor and highlight North Korea’s sanctions non-compliance.

This follows Russia’s March veto of the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) under the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718. The PoE was responsible for reporting on North Korea’s non-compliance with sanctions.

Despite Russia’s obstruction, all North Korea-related UN Security Council resolutions remain in effect and all UN Member States are required to implement them.

North Korea’s ongoing pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems undermines international non-proliferation efforts. Its actions are contrary to Australia’s interest in an open, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

North Korea’s malicious cyber activities pose serious national security and economic risks and threaten the security and stability of the online environment.

North Korea’s supply of arms and related materiel to Russia, in support of Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine, directly violates United Nations Security Council resolutions and increases the suffering of the Ukrainian people.

Australia will continue to work with our partners to uphold international rules and norms and support global non-proliferation efforts to promote a safe and secure region and world.

A Queensland town has lost its war on a “secret” land transfer deal to an Aboriginal group, but the publican who led the battle is refusing to stand down.

A Queensland country publican has lost his one-man battle to stop his tiny town’s reserve being handed over to an Indigenous corporation as freehold land, but has vowed to continue the fight against Aboriginal Land Act transfers happening across the state alongside Pauline Hanson.

Michael Offerdahl, owner of the Toobeah Hotel near Goondiwindi, has been campaigning to prevent the town reserve from being given to the Bigambul Native Title Aboriginal Corporation.

The corporation sought the 210ha site under the Aboriginal Land Act which allows unallocated state land to be given to First Nations groups as “inalienable freehold”.

Mr Offerdahl railed against the transfer, which he claimed would result in 95 per cent of the town and $2m worth of land being given away and restrict access to locals.

This was hotly disputed by the Bigambul people, who said the reserve represented less than 1 per cent of the Toobeah district and was only meant to be used for travelling stock and camping. They also pledged to preserve a town water easement and rodeo grounds access on the reserve, on which it plans an “eco-cultural attraction”.

But land titles records reveal the site was transferred to the BNTAC late last month, after the state government revoked the Goondiwindi Regional Council’s 118-year-old trusteeship of the reserve.

A furious Mr Offerdahl, who had slammed Goondiwindi mayor and state LNP president

Lawrence Springborg’s tacit support of the land transfer, said the situation was ‘pretty s***’.

“There’s only one way that they win this and that’s Springborg – the council did this to us,” he said.

“The state government, the council, they haven’t backed up one thing. They haven’t even proven that (council) trusteeship (of the reserve) can be taken away. The council gave it up. You can’t take away trusteeship without talking to the community about it.

“It’s going to lock my kids out of the creek. They’ll have to go into an individual access agreement with a (Aboriginal) corporation in Cherbourg. We’ve been told we’ll have to go and have a yarn to them about swimming in our own f***ing creek. It’s bulls***.”

Mr Offerdahl, who lodged an unsuccessful Ombudsman’s complaint about the council’s handling of the matter, also took aim at Southern Downs MP James Lister’s support for the land transfer which he said flew in the face of the LNP’s opposition to Queensland’s Path to Treaty.

Mr Springborg has previously defended the Toobeah land transfer, saying claims locals would be losing a large slice of their town were “completely false” and “complete misrepresentation”.

“There is not one square metre of people’s private freehold land, or land that can be lawfully accessed by the community, that can be impacted by this,” he has said.

“These (Aboriginal) land transfers have been happening in Queensland since 1991.”

Mr Springborg said the Bigambul people had indicated they were “happy” to talk with Toobeah locals about giving them lawful access to the reserve which they currently did not have, “and there are members of the community who are keen to engage in that process”.

He said the council would also negotiate with the Bigambul and state government to purchase native title-designated land in Toobeah for the town’s future expansion.

Mr Springborg, a former LNP state leader and current party president, said the council had no control over the land transfer but he had told the government the process needed to be overhauled to provide better community engagement.

The Bigambul have taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Mr Offerdahl, saying he had known about the proposed land transfer for years.

Earlier this year, the state government revealed that Aboriginal corporations and groups were seeking freehold land transfers in 15 towns across Queensland, from Mt Isa and Maryborough through to the tiny Cloncurry Shire township of Duchess which has just 53 people.

The expressions of interest have sparked outcry in towns including Toobeah and Eurong and Happy Valley on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island).

The government also said that 6.7 million hectares of land, or 3.93 per cent of the state, had been transferred under the Aboriginal Land Act or Torres Strait Islander Land Act since 1991 – including 11 parcels of land transferred in 2023-24.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson slammed the land transfers as “taking place in secret” and vowed her party would seek to “get rid of the Aboriginal Land Act” if the party is re-elected next week.

“The government and the council headed by Lawrence Springborg should apologise for keeping the Toobeah community in the dark while they actively worked against the community’s interests to transfer the land to some faceless indigenous corporation more than 400 km away,” she said.

The Albanese Government is taking action to stop businesses ripping off Australians by banning unfair trading practices under the Australian Consumer Law.

This is about easing the cost of living and getting a fair go for consumers and suppliers.

From concert tickets to hotel rooms and gym memberships, Australians are fed up with businesses using tricky tactics that make it difficult to end subscriptions or add hidden fees to purchases.

These practices can distort purchasing decisions, or result in additional costs, putting more pressure on the cost of living.

The Government’s actions will address a wide range of practices, including:

• ‘Subscription traps’ that use arduous and confusing steps to make cancelling a subscription difficult.
• ‘Drip pricing’ practices where fees are hidden or added throughout the stages of a purchase.
• Deceptive and manipulative online practices that aim to confuse or overwhelm consumers, omit or hide material information, or create a false sense of urgency or scarcity – this can include warnings that a customer only has limited time to purchase a product.
• Dynamic pricing where a product’s price changes during the transaction process.
• Requiring consumers to set up an account and provide unnecessary information to make an online purchase.
• Where a business makes it difficult for a consumer to contact them when they have a problem with their product or service.

Treasury will consult on the design before the Government legislates a general prohibition on unfair trading practices. This will include specific prohibitions of a range of dodgy practices.

Today the Albanese Government has also released a consultation paper on reforms to strengthen protections for consumers and small businesses under the Consumer Guarantees and Supplier Indemnification provisions of the Australian Consumer Law.

The Government welcomes stakeholder feedback on the proposed reforms, which include introducing penalties for suppliers that refuse to provide consumers with a remedy such as a repair, replacement or refund when required under law.

Currently, it can be difficult for consumers to obtain a remedy, especially when engaging in the digital economy.

These reforms will empower the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and state and territory consumer protection agencies to issue infringement notices or pursue penalties for breaches of the Consumer Guarantee and Supplier Indemnification provisions of the Australian Consumer Law.

Following consultation, the Government will work with states and territories to settle a final reform proposal in the first half of 2025.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:

“We’re taking strong action to stop businesses from engaging in dodgy practices that rip consumers off.

“Today’s announcement puts businesses engaging in unfair trading practices on notice.

“Hidden fees and traps are putting even more pressure on the cost of living and it needs to stop.”

Treasurer Jim Chalmers:

“We’re taking important steps to ban unfair trading practices and ease the cost of living for Australians.

“Whether it’s traps that make it difficult or confusing to cancel a subscription, hidden fees and charges at different stages of a purchase, deceptive or manipulative practices online or making it difficult for people to report problems with their products or services, we’re going to change the rules.

“Most businesses do the right thing by Australians and they’ve got nothing to worry about.

“This is all about cracking down on dodgy deals to save Australians money if we can, and where we can.”

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones:

“Consumer protections shouldn’t stop at the internet. Whether you are shopping online or at a brick and mortar store, the Albanese Government is protecting Australian consumers.

“This is all about ending the rip offs so people don’t fall into subscription traps or added fees when they purchase things like airline or concert tickets.”

The Albanese Government will establish a consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence Precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard to underpin tens of billions of dollars of investment in defence capabilities in the West over the next two decades and support in the order of 10,000 well-paid, high-skilled local jobs.

The establishment of a consolidated Defence Precinct at Henderson is the critical next step in delivering continuous naval shipbuilding in Western Australia.

This builds on the Albanese Government’s announcement last year of a strategic partnership between Defence and Austal Limited at Henderson.

It also represents a major milestone on the AUKUS pathway as Australia develops the capability to safely and securely own, operate and sustain conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarines.

The Defence Precinct will support the build of new landing craft for the Australian Army and new general purpose frigates for the Navy announced by the Albanese Government, with requisite large vessel infrastructure to form part of the Precinct.

These capabilities are vital to transforming our Defence Force’s ability to meet Australia’s complex strategic circumstances.

The Albanese Government has also determined that the Defence Precinct at Henderson will be the home of depot-level maintenance and contingency docking for Australia’s future conventionally‑armed, nuclear-powered submarines.

These vital maintenance capabilities will be established at Henderson in accordance with domestic processes and regulatory requirements, and consistent with Australia’s international obligations to maintaining the highest standards for nuclear safety, security and safeguards.

Contingency and depot-level maintenance alone will create around 3,000 jobs in Western Australia.

This is in addition to the thousands of jobs that will be supported through construction of the Defence Precinct, delivery of continuous naval shipbuilding in the West, and the establishment and operation of Submarine Rotational Force-West at HMAS Stirling.

Coupled with the $8 billion the Albanese Government has already committed to expand HMAS Stirling, these investments and capability programs in Western Australia will be worth tens of billions of dollars over the next two decades.

Cooperation Agreement

To deliver this ambitious long-term program, the Albanese and Cook Governments have today signed a Cooperation Agreement, which provides a foundation for collaboration to deliver the Defence Precinct and related activities. This will include:

• Developing a dedicated joint forum to deliver the skilled workforce required to deliver and sustain critical Defence capabilities.
• Establishing the necessary infrastructure, including common user facilities, to support industry across the Defence Precinct at Henderson.
• Ensuring effective engagement across Federal, State and Local governments and communities.

The Albanese Government will make an initial investment of $127 million over three years to progress planning, consultations, preliminary design and feasibility studies as well as enabling works for the Defence Precinct at Henderson.

This work will inform future decisions on delivery options and models for the Defence Precinct at Henderson.

The Albanese Government is committed to working with the Cook Government to deliver the infrastructure, industry, workforce and training for a defence future made in Western Australia.

A copy of the agreement will be available here: Cooperation agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Western Australia to deliver and sustain Australia’s future Defence capabilities | Defence Ministers

Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese:

“The Albanese Government’s commitment to the Defence Precinct at Henderson is a game changer for WA industry – it will create thousands of jobs for West Australians and underpin billions of dollars of investment in defence capability in the West.

“Henderson already plays a critical role in the delivery and sustainment of Australian Defence Force capabilities and this will see the important role of WA industry grow further.”

Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles:

“The Albanese Government’s commitments represent the most consequential defence investment in Western Australia in nearly four decades, since the commissioning of HMAS Stirling in 1978 and its expanded role as Australia’s Indian Ocean fleet base under the 1987 two-oceans navy policy.

“The Defence Precinct at Henderson will optimise Australia’s shipbuilding and sustainment industry while supporting continuous naval shipbuilding in Western Australia and Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine pathway.

“The Albanese Government is committed to investing in the growth of a productive and resilient defence industry and workforce to keep our nation safe and deliver a future made in Australia – which is exactly what the Defence Precinct will deliver.”

Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy:

“Successful consolidation of the Henderson precinct will secure decades of continuous shipbuilding in Western Australia, providing generational benefits for locals who play a vital role in keeping Australia safe.

“This investment by the Albanese Government will not only create thousands of high-skilled and well paid jobs in Western Australia but also ensures a future made in Australia.”

Premier of Western Australia, Roger Cook:

“This is a momentous announcement for Western Australia – one that will set up our State for an exciting future and puts us at the centre of the nation’s defence capability.

“The new Defence Precinct at Henderson will deliver tens of billions of dollars in investment and thousands of local jobs.

“This massive investment delivers on my Government’s mission to develop and diversify our State’s economy by providing another economic pathway for our State for decades to follow.

“It is a win-win for Western Australia and the nation.”

Western Australian Minister for Defence Industry, Paul Papalia: 

“The investment of tens of billions of dollars will turn Western Australia into a defence powerhouse.”

“The Defence Precinct at Henderson will be the home of depot-level maintenance for nuclear-powered submarines as part of AUKUS. It will also be the maintenance hub for Australia’s nuclear submarines.”

“This historic agreement will result in generations of jobs and diversify the economy like never before.”

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The Albanese Government has secured Hobart’s future as the home port of Australia’s icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, and the long-term future of the Australian Antarctic Program in Tasmania.

An agreement between the Federal and Tasmanian Government for a new, fit-for-purpose Macquarie Wharf 6 has been reached, locking in Tasmania as Australia’s Antarctic and Southern Ocean Gateway.

The Albanese Government will contribute $188 million over four years to construct a new Macquarie Wharf 6 in the Port of Hobart.

The Tasmanian Government will provide priority access to Macquarie Wharf 6 as the home port for RSV Nuyina for the next 30 years, continued access to existing portside facilities during the construction period, access to shoreside power, and a refuelling solution for RSV Nuyina in the Port of Hobart.

RSV Nuyina is the main lifeline to Australia’s Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations and the central platform of Australia’s Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientific research. It’s essential that it’s able to dock in Hobart.

Wharf construction will be managed by the Tasmanian Government and will begin next year.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:

“What this means is Tasmania will remain Australia’s gateway to Antarctica, as it should be. 

“This is an investment in Hobart, an investment in Tasmania and an investment in the future of Australian science.”

Premier Jeremy Rockliff:

“This agreement secures a fit-for-purpose home port for the Nuyina and locks in Tasmania’s future as the home of the Australian Antarctic Program.

“As part of the agreement we will also deliver appropriate refuelling infrastructure for the Nuyina and other vessels coming into Hobart.

“Tasmania has a proud heritage of supporting Antarctic and Southern Ocean endeavours with explorers and scientists using the port of Hobart as a base for expeditions since the 19th century.

“As part of our Government’s 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future, we will continue to promote and develop our world-leading Antarctic Gateway to grow jobs, maritime services, trade and investment, education, science and research, and visitor opportunities.”

Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek:

“It’s absolutely fantastic that we’ve reached an agreement so the Australian Antarctic Program will have fit-for-purpose wharf infrastructure so they can continue world-leading Antarctic science based out of Hobart.

“I know how important being Australia’s gateway to Antarctica is to Tasmania. The Antarctic and Southern Ocean sector employs nearly 1,000 people in Tasmania and contributes more than $183 million each year to the Tasmanian economy.

“That’s why we’ve contributed $188 million towards a new home for the Nuyina and it’s why we have increased funding for the Australian Antarctic Division by more than half a billion since coming to government.”

A groundbreaking new report reveals that retrofitting rather than demolishing the public housing towers at the Flemington estate would save the government nearly $364 million.

Since the former Premier announced the demolition of all 44 public housing towers across Victoria, the Victorian Greens have been pursuing Labor relentlessly to reveal more about what justification exists for the destruction and privatisation of public housing.

The Victorian Labor government has consistently said that refurbishment and repairs are too expensive, despite not providing a shred of evidence to back up these claims, denying documents to the courts, parliament and under FOI.

This new study starkly contrasts what Labor has been saying and reveals that living conditions can be improved for residents and more housing can be built at the sites, with less financial investment from the government than if they were to push ahead with their current plan to demolish and privatise.

The study led by the non-for-profit design and research practice OFFICE proposes a way to refurbish existing and infill new social housing at the Flemington Estate without displacing residents or demolishing buildings.

The report forecasts overall savings would be $363,608,253 which could be reinvested into other public housing maintenance and buildings.

The report also reveals that the ‘retain, repair and reinvest’ approach which would provide a 55% reduction of global warming potential compared to demolition, and has also looked at the severe social impacts and psychological trauma of displacing and relocating residents.

Samantha Ratnam:

“It was always only a matter of time until Labor’s flimsy housing plan would start to fall apart”

For over a year Labor has failed to provide a single shred of evidence to justify demolishing public housing and handing it over to private developers. Now we know that their claims that the towers couldn’t be upgraded is utterly baseless.

This report makes it clear – the towers don’t need to be destroyed. Labor could actually save millions of dollars and build more public housing by upgrading the estates, but they’re choosing not to.

We’re in the middle of a housing crisis with more than 120,000 people on the public housing waitlist. We need to be building more public housing, not tearing it down.

Not only has Labor lost credibility on solving the housing crisis, we are also beginning to see Labor deliberately use secrecy and poor transparency to obstruct Victorians from seeing the truth that Labor cares more about its property developer mates than making sure people have a roof over their head.”