Morrison Missing in Action
When it comes to the issues that matter for working people, Scott Morrison has been missing in action.
From keeping people safe during the pandemic to wage rises, respect for women to job security, he has either done nothing, blamed others, or made the problem worse.
The Morrison Missing series reviews his legacy of neglect and harm.
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Morrison is missing in action on…
Real wage cuts ✂
Under Morrison, the cost of living is outpacing wage growth. Australian workers are more than $800 worse off last year than they were in 2020.
Cost of living crisis 🏠
You can’t fix the cost of living crisis without lifting wages. In 2021, the cost of living went up by between 2.6% and 3.4%, the worst increases in years.
Secure jobs 🔒
Big business has more power than ever to force workers into unstable, insecure jobs. Morrison has made it easier, impacting one in four workers in Australia.
Anti-corruption watchdog 💰
Another three years have gone by with no action on an independent anti-corruption commission.
Vaccine Rollout 💉
It was a race, and Morrison’s vaccine “strollout” was responsible for extended lockdowns across Australia.
Working women👩⚕
Women in Australia are less safe, and less economically secure under Morrison.
Rapid antigen tests 🐀
Didn’t order enough and refused to make them free and accessible.
Floods ⛈
Late in providing assistance, refused to meet with victims.
Bushfires 🏝
Went to Hawaii while the country burned.
Aged care 👵
Missing in action on royal commission recommendations and raising wages of aged care workers.
Missing in Action Reports
Missing in Action: Morrison’s record of failure on wages
Over the entire term of this Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. That’s the first time this century that workers’ real incomes are lower as they go to the polls, than they were the last time they voted.
Missing in Action: Morrison’s record of failure on secure jobs
Insecure work is putting the lives of a record number of Australians on hold. Government can help fix this, but the Morrison Government has either ignored the problem or made it worse.
Morrison Missing: A record of his failure for working women
Scott Morrison and the Coalition Government have seriously eroded the gains we have made towards respect for women. Australian women are now less safe and economically secure than they were, and they have no national plan to fix these serious problems.
Missing in Action: Morrison’s record of failure on work health and safety
In Australia a worker is killed every two days. Since Scott Morrison became Prime Minister in 2018 we have seen an 8% increase in the number of workers injured and a 32% increase in work-related fatalities.
