Significant progress has been made in reducing poverty since the international community committed to the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, but there is much more work to be done. Federal Labor has placed the Millennium Development Goals at the centre of Australia’s aid program, directing more funds to education, health and other basic services. We have made education a flagship of the aid program to give children in poorer countries a chance to go to school and improve their opportunity for a better life.
supports market regulation for a fair and open market, for example for consumer protection or for increased competition or for social market economy