Anyone under 30 would be guaranteed a job, a better income or a free place at a university or TAFE, under a new policy position the federal Greens have launched in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Key points:
- The Greens want the Government to take on billions of debt to rebuild the economy
- The party is warning young people are at risk of facing long-term unemployment
- The Government has cautioned future generations would have to pay for its spending
The crossbench party wants the Federal Government to take on tens of billions of dollars of debt in a bid to rebuild the Australian economy after COVID-19.
Leader Adam Bandt accused the Coalition and Labor of having responded to the crisis with austerity measures, rather than billions in new spending to reshape Australia in a post-COVID environment.
“Young people have been smashed by the corona crisis,” he said.
“If we don’t offer every young person a job, a study place or a decent incom