Shorten will tell an economic conference in Melbourne the system as it stands is “accelerating inequality, rather than addressing it, entrenching unfairness, rather than alleviating it”. “Inequality kills hope,” Shorten will tell Friday’s conference. “Inequality feeds the sense that the deck is stacked against ordinary people, that the fix is in and the deal is done. The Labor leader will tell the conference inequality isn’t just an abstract economic term. “Australians are ready for an authentic debate about whether our tax system accurately reflects the values of our country – about who our system helps, and what kind of behaviour it rewards”.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2017 13:52 UTC