“Because none of the people who count on Labor governments benefit if we all die in the first ditch the Liberals dig for us.”In July Labor was criticised for passing the Morrison government’s income tax package, including elements which overwhelmingly benefited rich voters. This week the former Labor leader, Bill Shorten, accepted responsibility for the election loss on 18 May and singled out Labor’s election policy on franking credits as a particular problem for the party. However, the ALP president, Wayne Swan, has urged Labor to stay the course on economic policies that combat inequality. Marles said in the draft speech that the Coalition won aspirational votes because Labor had attempted to quarantine its traditional base and offered “handouts rather than hope”. Butler told Guardian Australia Labor remained committed to implementing the principles of the Paris agreement, to keep global warming well below 2C and pursue efforts around 1.5C.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2019 04:40 UTC