Why we care:

Capitalism has helped to provide the economic prosperity we have today. However, it has not always accounted for the true cost of business to society and the environment. For an economy to work for the people, rather than people for the economy, markets must be appropriately regulated. 

We currently live in a 21st-century economy under 20th-century regulation. Young Australians are locked out of homeownership and exploited through the casualisation of the workforce and the gig economy, which provides no protections for workers. 

We advocate for a mixed market economy that ensures individuals and families can work, live, and rest. 

We seek to strike a balance between a free market and government regulation which allows small businesses to compete, and society to flourish.

We Support:

• A living wage for a family based on a 21st-century take of the old labour ideal of 8hrs work, 8hrs recreation, and 8 hrs rest. 
• Strong welfare for those who need it - single mothers, families, and the unemployed.
• Affordable housing for all Australians through an increase in supply, freezing negative gearing on new investment properties, and bans on investment purchases of existing residential property by non-residents.
• Reforming industrial relations to simplify regulation and appropriately protect Australian workers, particularly casual and gig economy workers. 
• Strategic Australian industries that reduce our dependence upon China.
• Reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.
• Increasing foreign aid for developing economies, for both strategic and compassionate reasons.