Both of Australia’s major parties have variously used “fairness” to describe key policies and in their election pitches. Labor leader Bill Shorten emphasised the concept in Sunday’s first leaders’ debate, while Treasurer Scott Morrison said the superannuation changes announced in the May budget were done in the name of fairness.
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Melleuish, G. C. (2016). Unclear about fairness, Australia's major parties focus on expediency. The Conversation, June (2), 1-3.