Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended his government against criticism that as high as 40 percent of the million new jobs it boasts of creating during its first term are in the taxpayer-backed care sector.
“Obviously, as the economy recovers, we want to see more jobs created in the private sector,” he told ABC Radio National, “But we need to recognise as well that care economy jobs are real jobs. I completely reject this sense that it’s only a real job if it’s not in the care economy.
