Australian federal election 2016
Alternative labels
Australian federal election policies 2016
Policy
Building Australia's infrastructure (Nationals)
This policy outlines the Liberal / National Party investment in Australia’s land infrastructure.
Policy
World class healthcare (Nationals)
The 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. The Government...
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Putting students first (Nationals)
The Government is providing an additional $1.2 billion between 2018 and 2020 for schools, contingent upon reform efforts by the States and the non-government schools sector to improve education outcomes. The Coalition Government is focused not just on more money but on making sure money is invested where it can make the most difference to...
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Cleaning up the construction industry (Liberals)
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...
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Supporting Australia's farmers and exporters
Australia’s export trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea – three of our four largest export markets – will set Australia up for the long term. These agreements will grow our economy, create jobs and benefit consumers. Independent economic modelling has found that together these three free trade agreements will, over the next two...