Key policy amendments from ALP conference

A snapshot of changes to Labor's policy platform from the first day of the ALP national conference in Adelaide.

SELECT AMENDMENTS TO LABOR'S POLICY PLATFORM

* Workers should have a formal voice in the running of the companies they work for

* Future trade agreements will be banned if they waive labour market testing

* The independence and integrity of the Australian Research Council will be restored

* Establish a Royal Commission Implementation Taskforce to respond to banking inquiry

* Crack down on banks and other dodgy lenders

* Eliminate $450 minimum threshold for compulsory employer superannuation contributions

* Put in place a new Environment Act and establish a national Environmental Protection Agency

* Increase superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent without delay

* Review women's superannuation within six months of being elected

* Ensuring adequate staffing levels in aged care

* International forestry schemes operating in Australia must have workers' representatives on their board

* Create a Just Transition Authority to mitigate effects of coal power station closures on regional communities

* Declare northern Tasmania a Renewable Energy Zone, prioritising the development of wind farms.


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