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| NSW Labor argues tackling inequality can win back One Nation voters | NSW Labor argues tackling inequality can win back One Nation voters |
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| Shadow treasurer Ryan Park warns against dismissing concerns of disenchanted voters who have turned to One Nation or Trump | |
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| New South Wales’ shadow treasurer, Ryan Park, will argue at Labor’s state conference that tackling inequality can win back voters deserting major parties for groups like One Nation. | New South Wales’ shadow treasurer, Ryan Park, will argue at Labor’s state conference that tackling inequality can win back voters deserting major parties for groups like One Nation. |
| Park is one of several senior NSW Labor figures to pen essays in a Fabians Australia pamphlet that will be distributed at Saturday’s state conference. | Park is one of several senior NSW Labor figures to pen essays in a Fabians Australia pamphlet that will be distributed at Saturday’s state conference. |
| Park warned against dismissing the concerns of disenchanted voters supporting groups like One Nation or Donald Trump. | Park warned against dismissing the concerns of disenchanted voters supporting groups like One Nation or Donald Trump. |
| “This radical change doesn’t mean voters have suddenly prescribed to that candidate’s racist or homophobic ideology; it means that they are sick of being promised the world only to see everyone else prosper while their situation worsens,” he said. | “This radical change doesn’t mean voters have suddenly prescribed to that candidate’s racist or homophobic ideology; it means that they are sick of being promised the world only to see everyone else prosper while their situation worsens,” he said. |
| Park renewed pledges to take into account environmental and social costs when considering major infrastructure projects, mandate the use of Australian steel, and redirect vocational education funding to NSW’s TAFE system. | Park renewed pledges to take into account environmental and social costs when considering major infrastructure projects, mandate the use of Australian steel, and redirect vocational education funding to NSW’s TAFE system. |
| He said Labor would address Sydney congestion by building a network of smart hubs or telecommuting centres across the city and in major regional areas. | He said Labor would address Sydney congestion by building a network of smart hubs or telecommuting centres across the city and in major regional areas. |
| Another writing in the Fabians pamphlet, Labor MLC John Graham, calls for the party to be “dramatically modernised” ahead of 2019’s election. | Another writing in the Fabians pamphlet, Labor MLC John Graham, calls for the party to be “dramatically modernised” ahead of 2019’s election. |
| Graham advocates for a radical rethink on addressing inequality and a “bold social program”, saying the party cannot rely on the same agenda that saw Bob Carr win power in 1995. | Graham advocates for a radical rethink on addressing inequality and a “bold social program”, saying the party cannot rely on the same agenda that saw Bob Carr win power in 1995. |
| He said it was crucial for Labor to address the state’s two speed economy, house prices, development and infrastructure pressures, and create modern jobs. | He said it was crucial for Labor to address the state’s two speed economy, house prices, development and infrastructure pressures, and create modern jobs. |
| “It should challenge inequality and actively invest in the economy,” he said. | “It should challenge inequality and actively invest in the economy,” he said. |
| “It holds out the hope of a bold social program, to reach out to engage and motivate our activist base.” | “It holds out the hope of a bold social program, to reach out to engage and motivate our activist base.” |
| “Our environment agenda will build on the conservation agenda of Carr, acknowledging the centrality of the shift to a lower carbon economy and the need to create liveable cities and places.” | “Our environment agenda will build on the conservation agenda of Carr, acknowledging the centrality of the shift to a lower carbon economy and the need to create liveable cities and places.” |
| In another essay, shadow environment minister, Penny Sharpe, urges Labor to better balance the growing pressures of population growth with the environment. | In another essay, shadow environment minister, Penny Sharpe, urges Labor to better balance the growing pressures of population growth with the environment. |
| Sharpe called for better protections of green spaces, the tree canopy, wetlands, and waterways. | Sharpe called for better protections of green spaces, the tree canopy, wetlands, and waterways. |
| She called for a centralised planning body – the Greater Sydney Commission – to protect the “environmental assets of our city”. | She called for a centralised planning body – the Greater Sydney Commission – to protect the “environmental assets of our city”. |
| “Our urban green spaces are under threat, we are losing our tree canopy, we have critical biodiversity loss, our peri urban food bowl is disappearing and our waterways need investment and restoration,” Sharpe said. | “Our urban green spaces are under threat, we are losing our tree canopy, we have critical biodiversity loss, our peri urban food bowl is disappearing and our waterways need investment and restoration,” Sharpe said. |
| “In this current development spiral, failure to take account of and plan for our natural assets could leave our city barren, hot, ugly and unhealthy.” | “In this current development spiral, failure to take account of and plan for our natural assets could leave our city barren, hot, ugly and unhealthy.” |
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