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Bill Shorten —
Australian
Politician
born on May 12, 1967,
William Richard "Bill" Shorten is an Australian politician who has been Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition since October 2013... (wikipedia)
Labor should not be about creating monuments on hills or statues in parks. Labor's monuments and statues are when a young person can find a job, when a person with disability can get access to the ordinary life that others take for granted.
Workplace relations is about getting the best out of people. An argument which says that the only way we can compete with other nations in the world is engaging in a race to the bottom in terms of pay rates, penalty rates, protections on rosters, getting rid of family friendly provisions - that is not Australia's future.
Productivity is driven at the enterprise level. Better wages, better performing workplaces, are driven at the workplace level.
Labor is at its best when we are the party of ideas and action - ideas that empower the powerless and actions that build a better Australia for the long term.
If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as recommend by the 2010 National Review.