It’s official. After months of hand-wringing, Malcolm Turnbull has signed the nation up for a double dissolution election on July 2.
Labor leader Bill Shorten, hot off a competent response to the newly-unveiled Federal Budget, told reporters in Launceston his party was deadset on reforming negative gearing and capital gains taxes – issues that have ravaged the ability of young Aussies to enter the housing market.
Labor will fight for jobs, fight for education, fight to protect Medicare. We will always put people first. pic.twitter.com/0w3gzrWx5A
— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) May 8, 2016
His presser also hit on a slab of issues relating to people who, well, aren’t as likely to be property moguls – he repeated the phrase “everyday people”, focussing on childcare, Medicare, and gender equality in the workplace.
All of that can be summed up in their new ad, right here:
Speaking from Newcastle, he said The Greens were sick of the two big boys in Federal politics propping up polluting industries, and played up the damage climate change is wreaking on the Great Barrier Reef.
The old parties are holding us back. We’re the only party w courage to transition Australia to #cleanenergy future pic.twitter.com/3BRV0T909Q
— Richard Di Natale (@RichardDiNatale) May 8, 2016
This is the biggest political slate-clearing since the last DD back in ’87, and it’s preceded by a bloody marathon run-up period.
Source: ABC.
Photo: YouTube.