Archive for July 31st, 2016
Labor promised to fund services, but also backed cuts
Posted by John, July 31st, 2016 - under Labor Party, Solidarity magazine.
Tags: Amy Thomas, Bill Shorten
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Amy Thomas writes in the July edition of Solidarity: “Labor is back”, claimed a triumphant Bill Shorten in his election night speech. But in truth, the result was Labor’s second lowest primary vote since the 1930s. Of an overall 3.71 swing against the Coalition, only 2.27 per cent went to Greens and Labor.