Equal pay for women and lifting foreign aid will be priorities for a Labor government, as the party undergoes some "healing" at its national conference.
If Labor wins the next federal election it will make the Fair Work Commission consider equal pay as a central objective of the workplace relations system.
Labor's national conference in Adelaide also welcomed Kevin Rudd back into the fold, giving him life membership after a bitter end to his two terms as prime minister.
"Low-paid workers should not have to rely on fighting complex, expensive legal cases to secure a decent wage rise," deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek said on Tuesday.
"We will change the Fair Work Act to make it clear that establishing undervaluation of female dominated industries does not require a male comparator."
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten promised to make wage growth a key priority.
"We will start that process of getting the wages of Australia moving again from the very first week after the election," he said.
Mr Shorten welcomed Mr Rudd to the stage to give him life membership, and paid tribute to his achievements as prime minister.
"In the history of every political party there is a time for healing," Mr Rudd told the crowd.
"For us to fully grasp the future we have to put to bed the disagreements of the past.
"Let's let history be the judge of these things."
Ahead of the conference wrapping up, Labor's factions agreed to lift foreign aid in every federal budget, starting with the first one after a Labor government is elected.
The aim is to get foreign aid to the international goal of 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income - it is currently at 0.22 per cent and set to drop further.
A loose commitment to enabling more industry-wide bargaining was also formally adopted in the ALP's policy platform.
"Where enterprise bargaining has failed, multi-employer bargaining should be an available option," Labor's workplace relations Brendan O'Connor said.
But Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer accused Labor of hiding a secret deal with unions on the issue.
"Labor knows the impact that industry-wide bargaining will have on the economy, which is why they are refusing to reveal their policy," Ms O'Dwyer said.
Labor would also look to pursue industrial manslaughter laws to threaten bosses with jail and massive fines over workplace deaths in all states and territories.
Labor's new national executive is due to be decided, with former Labor Right power broker Stephen Conroy confirming he will not be running for it.
Australian Associated Press
