Australian_Workers_Party
Australian Workers Party
Political party in Australia
The Australian Workers Party (AWP) is an Australian political party which registered with the Australian Electoral Commission in February 2017.[1] The party was de-registered on 15 June 2021.[2]
AWP was formed in response to the continual expansion of economic neoliberalism pursued and implemented by successive Australian governments. The party holds that Australia's main political parties both follow neoliberal economic philosophies which have led to unacceptable levels of unemployment, underemployment, workforce casualisation, the deterioration of workers rights, worker exploitation, the emergence of the working poor and inefficient policies affecting Australia's workforce.
Whilst progressive in all of its policy areas and clearly standing for the ideals of "social and economic justice",[3] the party retains its focus on the wellbeing of workers and their families, macroeconomics and rejects neoliberal assertions which have become accepted as mainstream. The party subscribes to the economic branch of Modern Monetary Theory and advocates an economy which prioritises full employment. Notably, the party advocates the implementation of a job guarantee among its policy platform.
