LABOR'S BUDGET REPLY PLEDGES
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HOUSING
* $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund managed through Future Fund Board of Guardians, which is chaired by former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello
* Investment returns transferred to National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation with plans outlined for the first five years
* 20,000 social houses with 4000 of those for women and children fleeing family violence and older women on low incomes at risk of homelessness
* 10,000 affordable housing properties for frontline workers
* $200 million for repair, maintenance and improvements of housing in remote Indigenous communities
* $100 million for crisis housing for women and children fleeing family violence and older women on low incomes at risk of homelessness
* $30 million for housing and specialist services for veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless
* Investment returns available in perpetuity for additional crisis, transitional and long-term social housing in parts of Australia with greatest need
SKILLS AND TRAINING
* Up to $10,000 for apprentices who chose to train in new energy jobs including solar, large-scale renewable projects, home energy efficiency upgrades, green hydrogen and renewable manufacturing
* $2000 on commencement and successful completion with the same amount a year for up to four years in-between
* 2500 apprenticeship commencements would be covered each year totalling 10,000 places over four years
* $10 million to boost new energy training programs
* A start-up year for 2000 students offering mentoring by universities and private-sector incubators to get business ideas off the ground
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
* Laws criminalising wage theft after working with unions, employer groups and state and territory governments
* Laws creating a positive duty for employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sexual discrimination, harassment and victimisation
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