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Labor will form the next parliament of Australia after winning the 2022 federal election.
Led by Anthony Albanese, Labor have made pledges to deliver on several issues. Here is where they stand on the major ones.
Aged care
Labor's aged care policy, launched in Anthony Albanese's budget reply speech, focuses on five main areas.
It promised to have a registered nurse on site at all times of the day.
It would require staff to spend at least three hours and 35 minutes with each resident — in line with the aged care royal commission's recommendation.
Anti-corruption commission
Labor says it will create a National Anti-Corruption Commission by the end of the year.
They said it would cover alleged corruption by politicians and by public servants.
Labor's model would have public hearings for everyone — including politicians — unless there was a good reason not to.
The commission would also have the power to start its own investigations and not wait for a matter to be referred to it.
It would also be able to investigate things that happened in the past.
Child Care
Labor promised more generous subsidies pretty much across the board — including locking in the government's changes for second and additional children.
It would also raise the maximum subsidy rate to cap it at 90 per cent for the first child in care.
Labor's long-term goal is to provide a universal, 90 per cent subsidy to all families.
The family income threshold would be lifted from $354,305 to $530,000 and there would also be no annual cap.
It would cost $5.4 billion over four years.
Climate change
Labor has committed to net zero emissions by 2050 and a 2030 target of 43 per cent.
Its plan includes investing in green metal production — metals produced using renewable energy — making electric cars cheaper, upgrading the electricity grid to allow it to handle more renewable energy and installing community batteries and solar banks around the country.
Defence
Labor is pretty much in lock-step with the Coalition on Defence spending.
Anthony Albanese has said a Labor government will not let Defence spending fall below the Coalition's target of 2 per cent of GDP.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-22/labor-won-federal-election-albanese-policies/10108