Labor MPs, trade unionists and rank-and-file members will use the triennial conference to thrash out the party\u2019s policy agenda for the next three years.<\/p>\n
Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email<\/a><\/p>\n A high-level commitment to increase taxes on gas exports and wind back fuel tax credits are set to be enshrined in the official party platform, which sets a long-term expectation \u2013 rather than an immediate requirement \u2013 for the parliamentary party to act.<\/p>\n Deals between factional powerbrokers are expected to avert major flare-ups during the three-day conference, although there is tension ahead of Saturday\u2019s debate on the party\u2019s position on Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n Jewish groups and Israel\u2019s embassy in Canberra are publicly putting pressure on the party to water-down the draft text<\/a>, which they claim is not critical enough of Hamas\u2019 role in the Gaza war, while pro-Palestine supporters within Labor are pushing to strengthen the language.<\/p>\n Senior Labor figures<\/a> believe the draft version strikes the right balance and are reluctant to bend to either group, meaning a contested debate on the conference floor is unlikely.<\/p>\n A Students for Palestine protest calling for a stop to arms trade with Israel \u2013 which the government disputes occurs<\/a> \u2013 is planned for Thursday afternoon outside the Adelaide Convention Centre, which will have beefed-up security for the 3000-person conference.<\/p>\n In his speech, Albanese will attempt to draw a clear contrast between Labor and its political opponents, in particular One Nation, warning that \u201craging against a system\u201d without a plan to fix it doesn\u2019t \u201ctake the country forward\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI understand that for many Australians right now, looking to the future runs second to the immediate pressures they are under,\u201d the prime minister will tell the conference, according to a draft version supplied to Guardian Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a challenge confronting governments and democracies right around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is why our focus remains squarely on helping with the cost of living, on the practical measures that matter to people and make a positive difference to their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n The prime minister will announce students in ten extra courses will receive up to $338.60 a week during their clinical or professional placements, starting 1 July 2027.<\/p>\n The courses are: clinical psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, paramedicine, radiography, pharmacy, rehabilitation therapies, audiology podiatry.<\/p>\n The program is currently limited to teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work.<\/p>\n The expansion comes after pressure from MPs including David Pocock and Helen Haines, who last month tabled a 43,000-person signature calling for allied health courses to be included.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter | When needed<\/p>\n Sign up to Breaking News Australia<\/p>\n Get the most important news as it breaks<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n \u201cThis is how Labor governs,\u201d Albanese will tell the conference. \u201cWe deal with the here and now in a way that builds for the future too. We navigate the rough seas, while always keeping our eyes on the horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Will](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784731930_77_1920.jpg\")
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