Unclear about fairness, Australia's major parties focus on expediency

Authors

Gregory C. Melleuish, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

107615

Publication Details

Melleuish, G. C. (2016). Unclear about fairness, Australia's major parties focus on expediency. The Conversation, June (2), 1-3.

Abstract

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.