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Michelle Grattan. The Startup Year proposal, in Anthony Albanese’s Thursday night budget reply, would offer places for up to 2000 students. The scheme would run for a year, with the opportunity to scale up Labor’s industry spokesman Ed Husic said the goal would be “to increase the number and scale of new high-growth firms that are creating economic growth, innovation, and good quality jobs for the future”. Incubators and accelerators exist in a range of universities as well as in the private sector to help entrepreneurs with their startups. The students would be able to get mentoring ...

Albanese promises $10 billion fund to cut housing costs for workers We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Labor has promised a $10 billion fund to cut housing costs for workers in a response to the federal budget that seeks to galvanise voter concerns about soaring house prices and rising rents. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese also pledged more incentives for employers to hire 10,000 apprentices in fields like renewable energy, accusing the federal government of doing too little to help younger Australians. Oppo...

He also challenged Prime Minister Scott Morrison to do more to protect women from sexual harassment, saying a Labor government would pass laws to place a “positive duty” on employers to eliminate sex discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Mr Albanese put the new policies at the heart of a budget reply speech that slammed this week’s federal budget for failing Australians and shifting blame to the states on the response to the pandemic. Loading “You deserve a government worthy of your efforts,” Mr Albanese said in a promise to voters that a Labor government woul...

Anthony Albanese will position himself as a leader for the future by promising a Labor government would tap into the energy and ideas of young Australians to accelerate the creation of new businesses and jobs.

A Labor government would provide support for aspiring young entrepreneurs to spend a business-focused year working with a university or private sector incubator to develop their startup enterprise or idea.