Australians are suffering from the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. Our living standards have collapsed and for the last 21 months Australia has been in a per-capita recession – the longest household recession on record. Australia has experienced the biggest fall in household disposable incomes of any developed country in the past two years. We will fight cost of living pressures. By getting inflation down and alleviating household cost pressures, our standard of living can be restored and Australians can get ahead.
Rein in wasteful government spending that is fuelling inflation and get interest rates down.
Boost housing supply and help young Australians overcome the deposit hurdle to entering the property market.
Deliver cheaper energy through our balanced energy plan, including renewables, gas and zero-emissions nuclear.
Keep supermarkets from exploiting suppliers and consumers through new competition policy, including divestiture powers.
Strengthen the Food and Grocery Code, increase penalties and establish a Supermarket Commissioner.
Protect the retirement savings of Australians from unfair new taxes.
Increase the amount older Australians and veterans can work without reducing pension payments.
Despite inheriting a strong economy from the Coalition, Labor has damaged the Australian economy in just three years. Labor’s budgets have seen an additional $347 billion in spending – that’s an additional $33,000 for every Australian household. The International Monetary Fund has projected that in 2025, Australia will have the second highest inflation of any developed country.
Provide lower, simpler and fairer taxes to boost economic growth.
Support Australian businesses to lead in emerging scientific and engineering fields such as advanced manufacturing, medical research, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and space, turning innovation into high-paying jobs and global opportunities.
Invest in productive infrastructure, such as roads and rail, to unlock greater and more efficient economic activity.
Increase export opportunities for Australian farmers and businesses by negotiating new free trade agreements.
Turbocharge our mining and resources sector by accelerating approvals and cutting red and green tape.
Bring focus and support back to our neglected regions as central to our nation’s productive capacity.
Business conditions in Australia are collapsing. Last year was the worst calendar year on record for business insolvencies. Electricity prices for small businesses have risen by up to 52 per cent. The number of businesses not able to pay their invoices is also at record highs and has more than doubled in the past year. We will be unashamedly pro small business, delivering reforms to help the small business sector grow and get back on track.
Reduce the tax burden on business expenditure.
Deliver competition policy to give small businesses a fair go.
Ensure we train our next generation with the skills required for the workforce of the future.
Reverse the damaging aspects of Labor’s complex industrial relations reforms, including returning to a simple definition of a casual worker.
Curtail union militancy in Australian workplaces and reintroduce a tougher Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Cut red and green tape that is stopping businesses from getting ahead.
Deliver cheaper, cleaner and consistent energy, through our balanced plan for energy including renewables, gas and zero-emissions nuclear.
We will act immediately to fix the housing crisis. Through our plan, we will free up more than 100,000 homes in the next five years and will unlock up to 500,000 new homes through new infrastructure funding.
Boost housing supply to alleviate the shortages that have shut new buyers out of the market.
Fund essential infrastructure like water, power and sewerage at housing development sites.
Fight inflation to take pressure off interest rates and rents.
Reduce migration to sensible levels that our housing supply can handle.
Implement a two-year ban on foreign investors and temporary residents purchasing existing homes in Australia.
Support first home buyers and older women to overcome the prohibitive challenge of saving for a home deposit by allowing superannuation savings to be used to help build their deposit.
Address supply chain constraints and invest in skills development.
Ensure we have an adequate number of skilled visas for those in the construction sector to support our capable local workforce.
Cut red and green tape to allow builders to get on with the job of building more homes, including freezing further changes to the National Construction Code.
Restore the Australian Building and Construction Commission to tackle union corruption that has contributed to driving up building costs by up to 30 per cent.
Maintain the Home Guarantee Scheme, a former Coalition Government initiative to help first home buyers save for a deposit.
Our primary focus will be on delivering a world class health system, with better health outcomes in the areas that are in desperate need of investment and reform. That’s why we have already announced we will restore the Coalition’s doubling of Medicare-subsidised mental health sessions from 10 to 20 on a permanent basis and will invest $400 million to re-build the GP workforce and encourage junior doctors to become GPs.
Guarantee the growing funding of Medicare.
Support Australians to receive healthcare in a timely way wherever they live.
Grow our GP workforce to address increasing shortages through new incentive payments, entitlements and training support.
Restore critical Medicare funding to help more Australians suffering from mental health conditions.
Support Australians to access suicide prevention services.
Invest in cancer treatments, such as specialist cancer nurses to support Australians with Ovarian Cancer – the deadliest cancer affecting women.
Invest in cutting-edge medical research to drive treatment breakthroughs and advancements for Australians.
Deliver new investments in best-practice women’s health issues, such as endometriosis, menopause and peri-menopause.
Support regional health worker attraction, recruitment and retention initiatives to ensure those living outside our metropolitan centres are not disadvantaged.
Conduct a review of women-specific health items funded under Medicare and the PBS to ensure the best support is provided to Australian women.
Reduce unnecessary waste in the health bureaucracy, redirecting it to frontline health services.
Continue support for the timely access to medicines through community pharmacies.
Give families greater choice around work and care, including:
Allowing eligible parents to either receive superannuation contributions on government funded paid parental leave (PPL), or an additional two weeks of funded PPL, or a one-off payment.
Driving improvements to maintain low out-of-pocket child care costs for families.
Focusing on providing targeted assistance to families in greatest need.
Deliver a back-to-basics education, including:
Focusing on teaching young children the basics through explicit instruction, making reading, writing, maths and science a priority.
Matching dollar-for-dollar agreements already announced by the Federal Government for schools funding.
Combat the scourge of family and domestic violence, including
Supporting the extension of emergency payments to support women and children fleeing domestic violence.
Making it an offence to use mobile phone and computer networks to cause an intimate partner or family member to fear for their personal safety.
Increasing resources to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation.
Deliver quality disability support, including:
Guaranteeing NDIS funding to support those with permanent and significant disabilities.
Providing practical support to help those living with a disability overcome barriers and enable them to find and keep employment.
Eradicating fraud and waste from the NDIS to deliver value for taxpayer dollars.
Deliver independent and dignified aged care, including:
Funding a sustainable aged care system that is flexible to individual circumstances and provides as much choice as possible.
Assisting older Australians wanting to access home care packages to stay in their homes for longer.
Focus on genuine conservation, including:
Supporting community driven initiatives to green Australia’s landscapes.
Supporting practical initiatives to address climate change.
Ensuring the preservation and protection of our natural wonders like our treasured Great Barrier Reef.
Deliver community focused support, including:
Support and strengthen youth, community, multicultural and volunteer groups and charities, acknowledging the critical role they play in society.
Delivering nothing but the best for our veterans.
Supporting the arts and Australian cultural, sporting and recreational pursuits to foster and enhance community wellbeing.
Banning gambling advertising during the broadcasting of live sport.
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