This document is the current industrial relations policy held by the Federal Liberal National Coalition parties. The following points are provided in the Policy: The Coalition’s Policy to Improve the Fair Work Laws will: • Keep and improve the Fair Work laws – including the independent umpire • Re-establish the Australian Building and Construction Commission...

The Coalition believes all Australians should have access to fast and affordable broadband. We recognise the benefits that fast broadband provides to households and businesses and its value (along with other information and communication technologies) in fostering productivity and innovation. Broadband and the Internet are essential services. The internet’s pervasive presence in our economy and...

Finding a strategy to upgrade telecommunications in Australia has been a challenge for both Labor and the Coalition over the past decade. Between 2004 and 2008 governments from both sides of politics were were unable to reach a deal with Telstra for an upgrade that would fairly balance the interests of Telstra’s shareholders and those...

This policy booklet, produced by the Liberal Abbott government in January 2013, sets out 12 policy action areas and commitments: 1. We will build a stronger, more productive and diverse economy with lower taxes, more efficient government and more productive businesses that will deliver more jobs, higher real incomes and better services for you and...

Many nations including China, India, Brazil, the United States and New Zealand have foreign investment regimes that provide more regulatory oversight and greater transparency than ours in terms of land holdings. We believe proper oversight can provide greater certainty to investors and ensure there is greater confidence in the Australian community that the investment taking...