People over profits!
Imagine working hard your entire life, looking forward to the peaceful retirement you were promised, only to find that rising costs force you to keep working just to get by.
This is the stark reality for many older Australians today — a reality that lays bare the deep flaws in our economic system, where corporate profits are placed above people's well-being.1
Right now, a national cost of living inquiry is underway, investigating the struggles facing ordinary people. But without our collective voices, there's a real risk it will miss the true causes of this crisis: decades of corporate greed and failed policies.2
We must ensure that this inquiry turns its attention to the real culprits driving up costs and leaving Australians to struggle. With your name — and thousands more — we can create a massive public outcry to overhaul the system and build a fairer economy.
Will you sign the petition demanding our political leaders take decisive action for economic justice?
This is the stark reality for many older Australians today — a reality that lays bare the deep flaws in our economic system, where corporate profits are placed above people's well-being.1
Right now, a national cost of living inquiry is underway, investigating the struggles facing ordinary people. But without our collective voices, there's a real risk it will miss the true causes of this crisis: decades of corporate greed and failed policies.2
We must ensure that this inquiry turns its attention to the real culprits driving up costs and leaving Australians to struggle. With your name — and thousands more — we can create a massive public outcry to overhaul the system and build a fairer economy.
Will you sign the petition demanding our political leaders take decisive action for economic justice?
Struggling with rising costs is a real issue and shared by many. Many are resorting to second jobs just to make ends meet, while corporate profits soar.6
With rents skyrocketing and housing affordability hitting record lows, an increasing number of people are turning to house sharing or facing the grim prospect of homelessness. All while big businesses – from Coles and Woolworths, to Origin Energy and Qantas – are raking in record profits by charging us unusually high prices amid the cost-of-living crisis.7,8
But the system is rigged against everyday people. Decades of poor economic policies and corporate power have created and worsened these inequalities, making it harder for many to simply survive, much less thrive.
Here's what we're fighting for:
It starts with people power, all of us taking action and changing the conversation together.
With rents skyrocketing and housing affordability hitting record lows, an increasing number of people are turning to house sharing or facing the grim prospect of homelessness. All while big businesses – from Coles and Woolworths, to Origin Energy and Qantas – are raking in record profits by charging us unusually high prices amid the cost-of-living crisis.7,8
But the system is rigged against everyday people. Decades of poor economic policies and corporate power have created and worsened these inequalities, making it harder for many to simply survive, much less thrive.
Here's what we're fighting for:
- A strong safety net: Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. We need more social and public housing for those in need and to remove corporate investors from the housing market.
- Affordable food: Let's break up the supermarket duopoly and make food prices fair for everyone. We need legislation that stops big supermarkets from holding all the power.
- Fair energy prices: No one should have to choose between staying warm and paying the bills. We need strict regulations to keep energy companies in check and ensure affordable energy for all.
It starts with people power, all of us taking action and changing the conversation together.
[1] Why more Australians are choosing to delay retirement, Canberra Times, 3 September 2024.
[2] There's nothing natural about Australia's 'cost-of-living crisis'. It's time we had systemic change, The Guardian, 4 April 2023.
[3] Australia should increase competition to fight 'excessive pricing' by supermarkets, Rod Sims says, The Guardian, 26 May 2023.
[4] What is the supermarkets' code of conduct?, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2024.
[5] Pressure mounts for ACCC inquiry into supermarket pricing amid claim farmers being paid 1978 prices, ABC News, 8 January 2024.
[2] There's nothing natural about Australia's 'cost-of-living crisis'. It's time we had systemic change, The Guardian, 4 April 2023.
[3] Australia should increase competition to fight 'excessive pricing' by supermarkets, Rod Sims says, The Guardian, 26 May 2023.
[4] What is the supermarkets' code of conduct?, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2024.
[5] Pressure mounts for ACCC inquiry into supermarket pricing amid claim farmers being paid 1978 prices, ABC News, 8 January 2024.
✍️ SIGN THE PETITION!
To the Cost of Living inquiry and the Australian Parliament:
We call on all politicians to recognise current cost of living pressures are being driven by corporate profits and system failures. Our leaders must listen to the voices of everyday people and take decisive action to create a fairer, more just economy.
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