Julia Gillard signals cuts to fund ALP 'values' as business and wealthy put on ... - The Australian

JULIA Gillard will today promise substantial structural savings in the federal budget to pay for key Labor priorities such as the national disability insurance scheme and the Gonski education reforms in a declaration that will put big business and high-income earners on notice for further cuts to entitlements.

In a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra that will set out priorities in Labor's re-election pitch, the Prime Minister will promise that her big-ticket initiatives in disability and education will be funded according to "Labor values", saying "fairness can only be funded through economic strength".