Friday, June 07, 2019

#AUSTRALIA: New Labor Party Leader Vows Party Will Be More "Pro-Business"

[world politics news]


Newly elected Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese says the party will do things differently to win the next election, indicating a pro-business shift and an appeal to “successful” Australians.

Repudiating former party leader Bill Shorten’s campaign rhetoric that targeted the wealthy, Albanese emphasised his links to corporate Australia, and singled out the party’s franking credit policy as a key failure of Labor’s bid for election.

The Shorten-led Labor Party was defeated in last month's national election, with Liberal Party Prime Minister Scott Morrison winning convincingly.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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