A Shorten Labor Government will provide $40 million over four years to emergency relief organisations across the country, including $131,000 for organisations in Macarthur.  

This election is a choice between a Shorten Labor Government with a plan to properly fund the services our community needs, or more cuts and chaos from the Liberals.

The Morrison Government is cutting the funding for many emergency relief services at the end of this year.

Labor will reverse the Liberals’ cuts to emergency relief organisations and provide a much needed boost to the sector.

Over the next four years a Shorten Labor Government will provide:

• $95,000 to the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation.
• $36,000 to Macarthur Diversity Services Initiative.

These services provide support to vulnerable people who have nowhere else to turn by providing food hampers; funding for fuel to attend specialist medical appointments; and other financial assistance.  

The charities and not-for-profits that do this work are increasingly stretched and need more resources.  

A Shorten Labor Government will also support Australians in financial hardship by:

• Doubling the number of financial counsellors across the country.  
• Expanding low-cost alternatives to pay day loans for low-income Australians.
• Reversing the Morrison Government’s $5.5 million cut to emergency relief organisations and topping up funding to the sector.

Many vulnerable Australians are falling through the cracks. Labor will make sure our charities and not-for-profits have the resources they need to support our fellow Australians.  

End the chaos.  Vote for change.  Vote for Labor.