Political Parties
The Beliefs and Aims of the different political parties
Labor
The Labor Party, lead by the progressive Anthony Albanese, has beliefs and aims that include:
-Representing the working people
-Making Australia self sustaining, which means manufactoring items in Australia allowing us to import less
-Providing better working condidtions and improving wages
-Supporting parents and families in need by making childcare more affordable and extending paid parental leave
-Lowering the cost of rent through policies like rent control
-Adressing the houseing crisis and making houses more affordable
-Providing universal and imporved healthcare to everyone
-Taking action on climate change to protect the environment and to preserve it for future years
-Assisting people with the cost of living crisis
Liberal
The Liberal Party, lead by the conservative Peter Dutton, has the beliefs and aims that include:
-Equality (giving everbody an equal chance)
-The significance of voluntary effort and nonprofit organizations.
-The freedoms of choice, speech, assosiation, worship and thought
-That small buisnesses should not be held back by things like taxes
-That everyone should be given the best standard of living in areas such education and health
-Reducing taxes and lowering the cost individuals and businesses have to pay the government
-Creating long-term security to protect all civilians
-That people have the right to be independant
-Dignity for people who can't provide for themselves
-Democracy, and that its the best system for people to be and feel sucsessful
Greens
The Greens, lead by the progressive Adam Bandt, has beliefs and aims that include:
-Grassroots democracy by empowering local communties to make decisions
-Social justice and equality so everyone gets a fair chance and equal rights
-Peace/ Non Violence, by promoting harmony and mutual respect among individuals and communities
-To ensure that billionaires and major corporations contribute their appropriate portion of taxes
-Lower the expenses of daily life
-Ecological sustanablitity by not over-using nateral ressources
-Equaity (giving everybody and equal chance)
-Free dental care
-Taking action on climate change
-Ensuring that everyone has a sufficient income to sustain their living