Labor calls for full employment

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Shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek says the federal government should use “every tool at its disposal” to achieve full employment.

Plibersek has used a Sydney Institute speech to argue that an official target for full employment should include both the private and public sectors. She also said action needs to be taken to address the problem of job insecurity, noting that the issue has been highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.