What we learned at the ALP national conference today
The main takeaways from today’s conference:
Anthony Albanese has given a start date to the shared equity homebuyer scheme which was included in the election platform – it will start in the first half of next year, after the states and territories pass the necessary legislation to get it moving.
The prime minister has also laid out some markers for the “long-term project” of a “long-term Labor government” – he wants to see childcare made universal (like health), the gender pay gap addressed and the transition to renewables pretty much completed.
A “statement in detail” on the Aukus pact has been proposed to be added to the national platform to try to quell grassroots unrest. That won’t go to the floor for a vote until tomorrow morning, but it is being telegraphed now to try to stop a vote to remove support for Aukus from the platform getting up tomorrow.
Labor’s environmental arm, Lean didn’t get a ban on native forest logging across the line, and instead the party will support a “transition” in the logging industry.
We will be back to cover tomorrow’s conference happenings – we hope you will join us as Labor works out its future direction.
Conference will kick off at 10am, but we will be on deck from about 9.30am. We hope to see you – until then, please, take care of you.
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Conference is adjourned for the day
And just like that … the first day of the ALP conference is adjourned.
It will be back at 10am tomorrow to continue working through the platform – tomorrow morning will be the Aukus debate, so get ready for that.
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