Decades ago, a young Australian man could work a regular job, buy a house, raise kids, and pay off the mortgage in good time. That was the Australian Dream, and it was achievable.
Today, that dream is slipping away. Attaining home ownership now feels far more challenging, if not out of reach, for many Australians.
Gone are the days of walking into a factory job or starting a business without red-tape headaches, and things are only getting harder. Labor’s 2025 budget is a glaring example of how out of touch they are. Their measly $5-a-week tax cut is barely enough to buy a small flat white once a week. Labor don’t seem to understand the pressure everyday Australians face. As Peter Dutton has said, it looks like a cruel hoax.
While Labor congratulates themselves, we’re sinking deeper into national debt, further burdening the next generation.
Economic pressures demand two high-earning incomes just to scrape by. This is sold as progress, but it feels like we’re going backwards.
Meanwhile, Labor’s budget doubles down on a renewables obsession that’s driving up power bills, breaking their promise of a $275 cut.
We need meaningful economic and cultural change to revive the Australian Dream.
With a Coalition government we can finally ditch Labor’s shallow stunts and rebuild an Australia where all Australians, including the hardworking young men who are often overlooked, can thrive, not just survive.
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Senator Alex Antic is a Liberal Senator representing South Australia in the Federal Parliament. Senator Antic completed a law degree at the University of Adelaide, worked as a commercial lawyer from 2002 to 2019 and served as a Councillor on the Adelaide City Council from 2014 to 2018. [ more ]
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