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PLATFORMS
A
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT - PROTECITNG OUR THREATENED SPECIES
The
federal govenrment has been happy to intervene on a whole
range of issue in the last few years, yet they are sitting
to one side and letting one of our nation's most iconic species
get pushed inexorably towards extinction in the wild. The
federal Environment Minister has a range of powers available
under the Environment Protection Biodiversity and Conservation
(EPBC) Act to stop the decline of the koala and its habitat,
should they wish to use them. Maintaining and strengthening
our bio-diversity is a key element of any effective environmental
policy, which includes protecting our threatened species.
Download
the Environmental Sustainability platform (pdf)
View
the Environmental Sustainability Campaign Page
AUSTRALIA'S
WELFARE - PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE
At
a time of such great economic prosperity, it is disgraceful
that we are seeing more and more Australians slipping through
the cracks and being forced into poverty. During the
last decade under a Coalition government the cracks have gotten
wider. Groups such as single parents, veterans, carers,
and people with a disability, those with a mental illness,
the long-term unemployed, Indigenous Australians, migrants
and refugees are disproportionately represented in the poverty
statistics. These groups mustn’t be allowed to continue
to be a statistic of an economically rich but socially impoverished
government approach to welfare.
Download
the Welfare platform (pdf)
View
the Welfare Campaign Page
RIGHTS
& FREEDOMS ELECTION PLATFORM - RESTORING AND REBUILDING
Voters
have a clear choice on election day. Since the Coalition gained
control of the Senate in 2004 the foundations on which our
rights and freedoms are based have been slowly chipped away.
What Australia needs now is for these rights and freedoms
to not only be restored but to enshrined in law. The Democrats
offer a real independent choice for the public and commit
to working to achieve a balance between ensuring our security
and restoring our freedoms.
Download
the Rights and Freedoms platform (pdf)
View
the Rights and Freedoms Campaign Page
HOUSING
ELECTION PLATFORM - AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, SECURE
It's
time to bite the bullet and develop a comprehensive national
housing strategy which properly examines all the different
tax breaks, grants and incentives to make sure they are not
making things worse through market distortions and to look
for ways to get maximum public benefit out of such large amounts
of public money.
Download
the Housing platform (pdf)
View
the Housing Campaign Page
INDIGENOUS
ELECTION PLATFORM - PUT OUR FIRST PEOPLE FIRST
Since
the inception of the Democrats, we have had a strong and proud
record of advocating for fairer government policy and more
informed public attitudes on Indigenous issues.
Our consistent
record of action, not just talk , shows that we can be trusted
and relied on to be the voice of common sense in the Senate,
providing priority and reasoned passion to this crucial area.
Download
the Indigenous Platform (pdf)
View
the Indigenous Campaign Page
ACTION
PLANS
ENVIRONMENT
RURAL
& REGIONAL
HEALTH
SENATE
AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
TAXATION,
ECONOMY & WORKPLACE RELATIONS
HOUSING
EDUCATION
RIGHTS
AND FREEDOMS
INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES
CHILDREN
PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
WORK
& FAMILY
WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL
DEFENCE
COMMUNICATIONS
ARTS
& SPORTS
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