工党领袖 大卫•谢尔 （David Shearer）
上周末大量新西兰人涌进澳大利亚就业博览会的现象证明新西兰人在塔斯曼海峡对岸看到了更有利于自己的未来。
超过6000位新西兰人为隧道那端的这线光明吸引；不幸光明是在澳洲，而不是这里。
众多的国人涌往此次就业展再次凸显了国家党政府在创造就业与经济增长两方面均以彻底失败告终。
约翰基的就业峰会夸下海口却不能兑现。我们看到的是最富裕阶层得到减税，普通新西兰民众则为此买单，而数量惊人的年青人被抛弃在失业的废墟之中。
不止于此，我们的财政部长还往伤口上撒盐――居然建议新西兰在太平洋地区以低工资作为卖点，而总理则提议为出卖国有资产给外国买家打通法律渠道。
如果这就是政府发展经济之道，那么我们走进的是一条死胡同。
反观澳洲，他们既保持收支平衡，也不吝于人才投入。他们的预算重点在于解决日益加剧的不平等问题。比尔•英格里希的零预算对于挣扎中的新西兰人而言注定意味着零利益。
他的预算案本应把重点放在为留住新西兰人而创造机会。
澳洲政府正为创新产业进行投入，让经济繁荣带来的好处全面开花。与此同时，我们的政府最聪明的点子竟是和赌博业巨头做一笔问题交易，其结果是利益流失海外。
这正是为什么我矢志要担起发展经济的领导之责，投入教育、科技与提高技能水平。我国经济不能这样继续紧缩下去了。
David
SHEARER
Labour Leader
14 May 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT
Oz: The light at the end of the tunnel
Massive numbers of Kiwi job-seekers turning up at a weekend expo is further proof New Zealanders see better prospects for their future across the ditch, says Labour Leader David Shearer.
“More than 6000 Kiwis were attracted by the light at the end of the tunnel; unfortunately they see it in Australia, not here.
“This again highlights the Government’s utter failure to grow the economy and create jobs.
“John Key’s job summit over promised and under delivered. We’ve had tax cuts for top earners, paid for by ordinary New Zealanders, and a record number of our young people have been consigned to the unemployment scrapheap.
“Adding insult to injury, we have the Finance Minister offering the country up as the Pacific’s low-wage destination of choice and the Prime Minister offering legislation for sale and our assets to foreign buyers.
“If that’s the Government’s growth policy, we’re on a road to nowhere,” David Shearer said.
“Meanwhile Australia is balancing its books as well as investing in its people.Its Budget took aim at growing inequity. Bill English’s zero Budget looks set to have zero benefit for struggling New Zealanders.
“His Budget should be about creating opportunities that will keep Kiwis here.
“The Australian Government is investing in innovative industry to spread the benefits of its economic boom. Meanwhile, our Government’s brightest idea is a dodgy deal with a gambling giant where the benefits flow offshore.
“That’s why I’m committed to economic leadership that invests in education, science and technology and grows our skills base. Rather than continued retrenchment,” David Shearer said.
