Australians work harder under Albanese cost of living crisis
Australians are desperately seeking extra jobs and extra hours of work as the country’s cost of living crisis charges on unabated.
Employment data released today shows the unemployment rate went up slightly to 4.1%, but more Australians are seeking work, more hours are being worked by those with jobs.
All this means that Australians are working harder and harder to make ends meet under the Albanese Government’s cost-of-living crisis.
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said hardworking Australians are suffering under the out of touch Albanese Labor Government.
“Australia is in an entrenched household, consumer confidence and productivity recession after two years of Labor’s homegrown inflation crisis.
“Australians’ standard of living has collapsed and after three failed budgets, it’s clear the government has no plan to reverse it.
“Labor is completely out of touch. While the government keeps patting itself on the back, the reality is a record number of Australians are working multiple jobs to make ends meet. And we’ve had a record number of businesses go insolvent in the last two years – over 18,000.
“We are in a cost of living and cost of doing business crisis, with no light at the end of the tunnel under the Albanese Labor Government.”
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Michaelia Cash said Australians were feeling the pinch of the Albanese Government induced cost-of-living crisis more and more.
“People are working harder than ever just to keep their heads above water,’’ she said.
“Small businesses are under siege in this country. They are facing a perfect storm of rising costs, high interest rates and collapsing demand because Anthony Albanese’s distracted and divided government has failed to deliver a proper economic plan,’’ Senator Cash said.
“Mr Albanese can’t hide from the fact that his Government have caused this crisis because of his its’ appalling management of our economy,’’ she said.
“For small businesses it is a cost of doing business crisis which only adds to the cost of living for all Australians,’’ Senator Cash said.
“The Government’s pursuit and introduction of restrictive industrial relations policies is only making matters worse,’’ she said.