Australians continue to work harder and longer as they battle to keep their heads above water because of the Albanese Government\u2019s never-ending cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employment data released today shows the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%, but Australians continue to work more hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said Labor\u2019s failure to deal with inflation at the source means families are having to make difficult decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor many Australians the only way they can continue to support their families and pay their mortgage is to take on extra shifts or a second job,\u201d Mr Taylor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis means less time spent with loved ones and more time at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis comes off the back of new data revealing 26,000 new public servants have been added to the payroll since Labor came to government costing taxpayers an extra $5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAn economy where the jobs market and GDP is entirely propped up by the public sector is not how we should be dealing with the cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLabor\u2019s bloated bureaucracy is out of control. Australia needs a strong private sector, not more public servants, because we know that is what drives a healthy economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Michaelia Cash, said Australians cannot afford life under Labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is quite obvious in these figures month after month that Australians are having to work harder and harder just to make ends meet,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat we are also seeing is that most of the jobs growth is in the public sector, jobs that are funded by the Government,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe private sector is struggling to create new jobs, and this is not sustainable,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are now seeing research from business groups showing that the majority of private sector industries are shedding jobs including in accommodation and hospitality, wholesale trade and transport,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSmall business operators are at their wits end and unfortunately we are seeing more and more of them closing their doors,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Albanese Government has made life unaffordable for Australians and put extreme pressure on business operators,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI struggle to find anyone who is better off now than they were when the Albanese Government came to office,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Australians continue to work harder and longer as they battle to keep their heads above water because of the Albanese Government\u2019s never-ending cost of living crisis. Employment data released today shows the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%, but Australians continue to work more hours. Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said Labor\u2019s failure to deal with … Continue reading “No end in sight for Australians battling cost of living crisis”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30198,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30197\/revisions\/30198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}