Anthony Albanese says a good government should celebrate diversity and multiculturalism in Australia:
AEC warns some regional polling places may not open on election day due to staff shortages
"While the impact will likely be limited, and limited to certain areas, voters in identified regional locations who have not accessed an early voting centre, or postal vote, may not have a polling venue in their town on election day," he said in a statement. "The affected electorates have the highest Aboriginal vote in the country, and plans should have been in place to make sure their polling booths were fully staffed," GetUp's First Nations justice campaign director Amy Gordon said in a statement.Ms Gordon said GetUp had also warned the government about the staffing issue for months, but "nothing" was done.
"Short of handing out blank cheques for work, or accommodating thousands of single-day workers in interstate locations, there is not much more we could have done so far. "But I'll tell you what I will do if I have the great honour of leading this country. I will cherish the relationships that I build, including reacquainting myself with [US] President Biden next week if we're successful. What we've seen is a whole series of Australia's international relations being damaged.""You know what weak is? Weak iswith an ally. That's weak. That's what that is. Because you're under pressure.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has attacked the Coalition at the National Press Club after latest figures showed wage growth was not keeping pace with inflation and the growing cost of living. "If you needed any more proof that Scott Morrison is determined to learn nothing from the last three years, you only need to look at what he's said in the last week," he added.
The Labor leader pointed to insecure work, childcare costs, skills and training systems, the digital divide, pressures on the health systems and healthcare workers, aged care, and risks to business and industry from Australia's position at the end of global supply chains. "I began this campaign outlining Labor's plans to build a better future. To boost wages. To help with the cost of living. Make things here in Australia. Strengthen Medicare. Fix aged care. Invest in the skills of our people. And bring our country together.
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