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Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has promised women will be placed at the centre of his budget reply speech on Thursday night as the opposition vies to outflank the government.
Ahead of his address to Parliament, Mr Albanese outlined the need for “serious economic change” to respond to concerns around wages and workforce participation faced by women.
The response comes after the Coalition announced $3.4 billion towards women’s economic participation and personal safety in the federal budget on Tuesday night.
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The female-focused funding splash follows pressure on the government after thousands of women marched outside Parliament in March demanding action against inequality and gendered violence.
Mr Albanese said the Labor government had a plan to create a new energy apprenticeships program that would train 10,000 young people for the energy jobs of the future . The jobs would include $10,000 in cash payments over four years to support them throughout their apprenticeship - with $2000 paid upon their start date and a further $2000 a year. The plan totals $100 million. The 10,000 new apprenticeships would be available across renewable technologies including areas like solar panelling, manufacturing, energy efficiency upgrades and in emerging technologies - such as green hydrogen. The rest of the world has figured this out. Cutting pollution means creating jobs, Mr Albanese said.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended her deputy over claims he has form acting like a bit of an idiot and needs to grow into the responsibilities of his job. A day after Deputy Premier Steven Miles shocked crowds when he stumbled over a Labour Day speech at a Brisbane march and appeared to call Prime Minister Scott Morrison a c -, Ms Palaszczuk said her deputy took his responsibilities incredibility seriously . He s apologised for that and he didn t mean it and everybody has a slip of the tongue every now and then, she said at a press conference attended by her Treasurer, Health Minister, Agriculture Minister, Tourism Minister and Water Minister but not Deputy Premier.
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