The Coalition is committed to helping Australian families to get ahead. Middle income Australians are bearing a growing tax burden. Without action, the average full time wage earner would face the second highest marginal tax rate this year and nearly half of all taxpayers would be in the top two brackets in ten years’ time...

The Turnbull Government has provided an additional $2.9 billion in public hospital funding over the next three years (an increase of up to 6.5% a year) through an agreement with the states and territories that places greater focus on patient outcomes, particularly when it comes to caring for patients with chronic and complex needs.

Small business is the engine room of the Australian economy, employing 4.7 million Australians. Small and medium businesses are driving jobs growth in Australia and must continue to do so. That is why last year, we announced:

The Coalition removed all children who arrived by boat from detention in Australia. In contrast, Labor detained more than 8,500 children over six years. Stopping the boats has also enabled the Government to close 17 detention centres saving the Budget $3 billion.

The Coalition will reintroduce the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), to restore the rule of law in the construction industry. The construction industry employs more than 1 million Australians, in around 340,000 (predominantly small) businesses. Unfortunately, bullying, intimidation and lawlessness are rife. As at March 2016, there were over 100 officials of the Construction...