Unionist Wants To Raid Super Funds For Political Campaigns

Former union boss Tony Sheldon. Picture: Australian Financial Review     A powerful union figure thinks Australia’s retirement savings should be used for political gain. Tony Sheldon, who recently stood down as national secretary of the Transport Workers Union to become a Labor politician, wants union-owned Industry Super Funds to put a social agenda before…

Shorten’s Copy/Paste Approach To Policy

Two big announcements from Labor Leader Bill Shorten were “borrowed” from The National’s policy book. Last week Bill Shorten announced a Federal Labor Government would fund children to attend preschool for two years before school, starting from the age of three. He also announced 100,000 supported TAFE places if he was elected. There was little detail…