Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used day four of the unofficial election campaign to rally Labor’s preselected candidates, telling them they are the frontline troops tasked with taking the government’s message to the Australian voters.
In an address given to a ALP gathering in Canberra, Ms Gillard said it was critical candidates understood and promoted Labor’s core policy principles and programs, such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme, infrastructure commitments, the National Broadband Network and the government’s plan to overhaul the education system.
‘‘I’m looking to you to be out there in your communities explaining to them that this is the work of governing and we are not done yet,’’ she said.
The Prime Minister said that providing opportunity for all Australians was at the heart of Labor’s pitch for another term in government.
‘‘Across all of the years of our political party – the Labor Party – we have pursued a mission with two things at its centre,’’ she said.
‘‘One, to create and to share opportunity.
‘‘Two, to protect people in the most difficult of times.
‘‘This has always been Labor’s driving purpose, the driving purpose of Labor Governments over the ages.’’
Economic worries
Ms Gillard acknowledged the fragile state of the global and domestic economy, and urged the candidates to spread the message that Labor was committed to jobs creation and providing security for workers.
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