Campaign Proposal: Stakeholders and Issues Analysis

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Introduction
Anthony Albanese is an Australian Politician who is currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Grayndler, a position he has held since 1996. He is also the leader of the opposition and the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019. During the Rudd-Gillard Government, Albanese served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, Regional Development, and Local Government, as well as Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Leader of the House (alp.org.au). In 2012, a London-based publication named Albanese Minister of the Year. Two years later, he was named Aviation Minister of the year for producing Australia’s first-ever Aviation (alp.org.au) White Paper. Albanese has a strong belief in the government’s need to invest in transport and infrastructure in the country’s cities and regions to ensure that the growing communities and sustainable and productive. His political views are progressive, and he is associated with the left-wing leaning faction of the ALP. Albanese will vie for the position of Prime Minister in the next federal election.
Stakeholders and Issues Analysis
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Electorates face economic issues led by unemployment, poverty, cost of living, housing affordability, and environmental issues like climate change. Of all the economic indicators, unemployment has been the most devastating problem faced by the electorates. Its effects go beyond material deprivation to issues related to crime, poverty, and family breakdown (Chang et al., 2020). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, unemployment is rising as the country’s economy convulses in response to COVID-19. Albanese vows to prioritize push towards full employment if he wins the next election. He will commit to launching a white paper for full employment as a priority under the Labor government. According to Albanese, full employment is about a secure job, which will help those currently in work by driving up wages. In addition, it will reduce the gender gap as it will narrow the chasms that divide indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
Regarding the cost of living, recent increases in domestic electricity and gas have reignited concerns around the rising living cost in the country. The average cost of living in the country may be higher than expected (Phillips, 2015). Although Australian cities are relatively cheaper than places like London, New York, or Paris, the nation’s vast expanse and remoteness make it expensive to live. Callander et al. (2019) noted that living expenses in Australia are moderately high, and citizens do not expect to save more because most of their expenses go towards housing. One person’s average cost of living in Sidney, Australia’s most expensive city, is approximately 1440 AUD per month, excluding rent (Callander et al., 2019). In response to this issue, Albanese has promised $10 billion in funds to cut housing costs for workers if elected the next Prime Minister of Australia (Sidney Morning Herald, 2021).
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