The new conservative government has used its first budget to deliver a stinging attack against workers in Australia. Using the language of needing to repair a budget deficit, the Liberal government has proposed to cut welfare payments to young people, raise the pension age to 70 years of age, reduce redundancy entitlements, weaken universal health care and further deregulate the higher education sector. This is a budget for the capitalist class aimed to increase the profits of Australia’s biggest companies and individuals. The response has been swift with nationwide demonstrations planned for this weekend. Unions in Melbourne will meet next week to begin a process of organising a fight-back.
The new conservative government has used its first budget to deliver a stinging attack against workers in Australia. Using the language of needing to repair a budget deficit, the Liberal government has proposed to cut welfare payments to young people, raise the pension age to 70 years of age, reduce redundancy entitlements, weaken universal health care and further deregulate the higher education sector. This is a budget for the capitalist class aimed to increase the profits of Australia’s biggest companies and individuals. The response has been swift with nationwide demonstrations planned for this weekend. Unions in Melbourne will meet next week to begin a process of organising a fight-back.
