Topics: Living standard collapse under Labor; economy; Bruce Highway funding; nuclear energy
E&OE
DAVID LIPSON:
Well, the Prime Minister continues his pre-election campaign blitz with a visit to the Queensland seat of Leichhardt today, which Labor hopes to win from the Coalition. The Fede...
Topics: Living standard collapse under Labor; economy; election timing
E&OE
CLINTON MAYNARD:
Well, it looks like the election campaign is under way. What's the number one issue for you when you go to vote in a couple months time? For me, it'll be cost living, and I'd suggest for most of us...
Topics: Living standard collapse under Labor; economy; Bruce Highway
E&OE
ANGUS TAYLOR:
Well, Australians already know that they're poorer. Since Labor came to power, we've seen a reduction in their standard of living of over 8% in the last two and a half years, and we see Australian f...
Buckling under the weight of 12 interest rate hikes since Labor came to government, 30-year-old Meg from Canberra had a mere $20 left over from her weekly paycheck after she’d paid her mortgage and household bills.
She had little in the way of savings, had to borrow cash from her parents to service her car and was putting off trips to the doctor because she simply couldn’t afford it.
...It is a new year, but it is clear Australia is still headed in the wrong direction.
In just two and half years, our economy has hit the wall.
This is remarkable speed on any reckoning.
No amount of spin or unfounded optimism from the Treasurer will restore our prosperity without a change in direction.
But the good news is there is a better way.
We know that be...