POLITICAL PARTIES – AUSTRALIA – PLATFORMS

Tourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 14-Apr-26

Opposition leader Angus Taylor will use a Menzies Institute speech tonight to outline the first details of the Coalition’s much-anticipated immigration policy. Amongst other things, migrants will be required to embrace Australian values, including the rule of law, tolerance and equal opportunity; Taylor contends that some people who want to migrate to Australia will be a "net drain" rather than a net benefit to the country. The Coalition will also reinstate temporary protection visas, which the federal government abolished in 2023, while it will develop a list of countries to which failed asylum seekers can be safely returned. People who apply for a visa to Australia – including tourists – would also be required to submit their social media accounts for screening,

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Renewables goal off ALP platform

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Original article by Greg Brown, Sarah Ison
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 8-Apr-26

Sources within the Australian Labor Party have stated that it remains committed to the 2030 target of generating 82 per cent of the nation’s energy via renewables. This is despite the fact that explicit references to the target have been removed from Labor’s draft national policy platform. The sources contend that the renewables target is covered in a broader reference to ‘ambitious and achievable 2030 and 2035 targets’. Amongst other things, the draft policy platform also emphasises Australia’s role as a middle power, calls for Australians to receive a ‘fairer return’ from natural resources and says Labr should consider appointing more union representatives to the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy board. The policy platform for the next federal election will be ­debated at Labor’s national ­conference in July.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Labor’s draft party platform more assertive on China and omits mandatory jail term stance

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Original article by Dan Jervis-Bardy
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 1-Apr-26

The first draft of Labor’s 2026 national party platform shows that some key issues have been omitted since the last such document was prepared ahead of the 2025 election. Amongst other things, the initial draft does not include any references to carbon, capture and storage technology or Labor’s long-standing opposition to mandatory jail terms. However, it does reaffirmed Labor’s support for the AUKUS alliance and a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, while stating that Labor will continue to assert Australia’s interests in the "face of China projecting power" in the Indo-Pacific region. The new national platform will be refined before it is debated at Labor’s triennial national conference in July.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Capital gains tax breaks in our sights

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian – Page: 2 : 20-Jan-26

The Greens are looking to reduce the capital gains tax discount, with the party to hold a Senate inquiry into the tax this year. With figures from Treasury showing that the top one per cent of taxpayers get more than 54 per cent of the benefits from the capital gains tax discount, Greens senator Nick McKim says the best way to address intergenerational inequity is to wind back the discount. He says that the Greens "have the CGT discount in our sights", and that it intends to use the Senate inquiry to show "how grossly unfair it is".

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AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Shaky Liberals fears party split

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Ryan Cropp
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 19-Nov-25

There is growing concern within the Liberal Party of Australia that its stance on net-zero emissions could potentially cause the party to split. Multiple sources have indicated that some members of the Liberals’ moderate faction have held discussions about splitting from the party. However, Liberal senator and moderate Andrew Bragg contends that the recent decision to abandon the commitment to net-zero is not a reason to walk away from the party, and he argues that the fragmentation of the centre-right of Australian politics would result in less coherent policy.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Employers urge Ley to expand IR changes

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 22-Oct-25

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has committed to reviewing the federal government’s multi-employer bargaining laws. However, business groups want the Coalition to consider more extensive industrial relations reforms. The Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s CEO Andrew McKellar says the Coalition should look at increasing the legal definition of a small business from 15 employees to 25, contending that getting a fair deal for small business should be a priority. The Australian Resources & ­Energy Employer Association’s CEO Steve Knott in turn has identified the abolition of laws expanding union delegate rights, right-of-entry provisions and the Fair Work Commission’s intractable bargaining powers as reforms the Coalition should be pursuing.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES AND ENERGY EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION

Ley attacks idea of free everything

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 17-Sep-25

Opposition leader Sussan Ley will use a Committee for Economic Development of Australia speech to call for action to curb government spending. Amongst other things, Ley will contend that the culture of dependency on the government that has emerged since the pandemic is not sustainable and must end. She will argue that providing people with everything for free merely diverts resources from those who need help the most, while she will advocate increased use of means-testing. Ley’s speech today will coincide with growing scrutiny of the Coalition regarding its stance on net zero emissions.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIA

PM leaves door ajar to super tax compromise

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Original article by Greg Brown, Matthew Cranston
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 4-Jun-25

The federal government will require the support of either the Coalition or the Greens to pass legislation in the Senate from 1 July. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given indications that Labor may be willing to make changes to its superannuation tax reforms to secure the Coalition’s support for the legislation. Shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien recently stated that the Coalition would consider a deal with Labor if it agreed to abandon plans to tax the unrealised capital gains of super funds. Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry CEO Andrew McKellar says the business community would welcome greater co-operation between the major political parties if it results in policy outcomes that are in the national interest.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Labor to push ahead on super tax

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Sumeyya Ilanbey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 8-May-25

The federal government has indicated that reducing the higher education debt of students and graduates by $16bn with be its first legislative priority for its second term in office. Labor has also reaffirmed its commitment to superannuation reform, including the controversial tax on unrealised capital gains. The reforms had been intended to take effect on 1 July but were rejected by the Senate earlier in 2025 due to opposition from a number of crossbenchers; however, they will be sidelined in the new Senate given that Labor and the Greens will have a majority in the upper house.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

$250bn GDP forgone on weaker growth

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 30-Apr-25

Australia’s productivity growth has averaged just 0.2 per cent a year over the last decade. The Coalition has committed to a new productivity growth target of 1.5 per cent a year if it wins the election on Saturday. In contrast, Labor’s first budget in 2022 included the assumption that productivity growth would average 1.2 per cent over the long-term. The Coalition contends that annual GDP would be about $250bn higher if productivity had grown at this pace, while annual tax revenue would have been $50bn higher.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA