Australia polls 2022: How do the political parties differ on key issues?
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia polls 2022: How do the political parties differ on key issues?

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia’s center-left opposition Labor Party has outspent the ruling conservative Liberal Party-led coalition in election promises during the six-week campaign leading up to the vote on Saturday. The Labor Party has promised to establish a Pacific defense school to train neighboring armies in response to China’s potential military presence on the Solomon Islands on Australia's doorstep. The Labor Party’s most expensive election promise is a AU$5.4 billion commitment to provide cheaper child care for low- and middle-income families. Child care is the most expensive of Labor's election promises that include better nursing home care for the elderly that would increase Australia’s deficit by AU$7.4 billion over four years.

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Australian opposition puts nation’s first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Australian opposition puts nation’s first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s main opposition party on Wednesday announced plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy sources including solar, wind turbines and green hydrogen would not work. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen accused the conservative opposition Liberal Party of serving Australia’s …

Australia’s leader says opposition will renege on greenhouse gas emissions target if elected
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia’s leader says opposition will renege on greenhouse gas emissions target if elected

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday said the opposition Liberal Party would renege on the nation’s ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 if it wins elections due within a year. Dutton said in an interview with the newspaper that he opposed the center-left Labor Party government’s plan to reduce emissions by 43% below …

Australia's leader says opposition will renege on greenhouse gas emissions target if elected
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia's leader says opposition will renege on greenhouse gas emissions target if elected

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

Economist rebuke for Tasmanian Liberals, Labor over failure to address dire economic forecast during election campaign
1 year ago

Economist rebuke for Tasmanian Liberals, Labor over failure to address dire economic forecast during election campaign

ABC  

There hasn't been enough attention on how Tasmania's major political parties plan to turn around the state's precarious budget situation and deteriorating economic indicators, according to leading economist Saul Eslake. Mr Eslake said neither the Tasmanian Liberals, nor Tasmanian Labor, had paid enough attention to the state's financial position during the campaign. Economist Saul Eslake says neither major party have …

The things both Liberals and Labor agree on, as Tasmania's state election looms
1 year ago

The things both Liberals and Labor agree on, as Tasmania's state election looms

ABC  

Tasmania's political parties and independent candidates have been making their pitches to voters for the past six weeks, since Premier Jeremy Rockliff called an early election. Ashley Youth Detention Centre closure The Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings recommended closing the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in northern Tasmania "as soon as …

EXPLAINER: How do Australian parties differ on key issues?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How do Australian parties differ on key issues?

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s center-left opposition Labor Party has outspent the ruling conservative Liberal Party-led coalition in election promises during the six-week campaign leading up to the vote on Saturday. The Labor Party has promised to establish a Pacific defense school to train neighboring armies in response to China’s potential military presence on the Solomon Islands on Australia’s doorstep. Foreign …

Australians ‘uniformly worried’ about economy on election eve
2 years, 10 months ago

Australians ‘uniformly worried’ about economy on election eve

Al Jazeera  

Sydney, Australia – Australians head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether to give Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition a fifth consecutive term in office or opt for change and back Anthony Albanese’s Labor party. “Jobs and growth are at the forefront of voters’ minds.” Labor is proposing methods to make housing more affordable – a key concern in Australia …

How much do Australian voters care about climate change?
2 years, 10 months ago

How much do Australian voters care about climate change?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, May 19 at 19:30GMT: More than 17.2 million Australians are set to vote during this week’s elections – and for the first time, climate change could shape the outcome in a major way. Polls show an increasing number of citizens believe that global warming “is a serious and pressing problem” and that “we should begin taking steps now, …

Vote Compass data shows climate change, cost of living and the economy are the big election issues, but voters still split along party lines
2 years, 11 months ago

Vote Compass data shows climate change, cost of living and the economy are the big election issues, but voters still split along party lines

ABC  

Climate change, cost of living and the economy are the most important issues to Australians this election, but there's a large split along voting lines, according to Vote Compass. More Australians mentioned climate change as their number one issue than any other topic, with 29 per cent of people saying it was important. For Liberal-National Party voters, climate change ranked …

Beware of politicians promising higher wages as Australia decides in next month's federal election
2 years, 11 months ago

Beware of politicians promising higher wages as Australia decides in next month's federal election

ABC  

Elections usually bring out the worst in people. In fact, rather than embrace the new-found wages growth philosophy, many business lobby groups believe the system hasn't gone far enough in winding back workers' power and continue to agitate for further "reform". Treasury estimates inflation suddenly will drop back to 3 per cent while wages will grow at a slightly faster …

Liberal Party review recommends 'candidate colleges' to improve preselections at next election
5 years, 3 months ago

Liberal Party review recommends 'candidate colleges' to improve preselections at next election

ABC  

Aspiring Liberal politicians should be trained at "candidate colleges" in a bid to prevent embarrassing disendorsement during the next federal election, a review of the 2019 campaign has recommended. Key points: Liberal election review calls for better vetting of prospective candidates It warns the Coalition faces a "worryingly narrow" path to re-election in 2022 The review calls for a focus …

Here’s everything you need to know about Australia’s election
5 years, 10 months ago

Here’s everything you need to know about Australia’s election

Al Jazeera  

The opposition Labor Party is expected to win Saturday’s election, with climate change emerging as a key issue. Pauline Hanson’s far-right One Nation party has gained ground in recent years – in 2017, it won 13.73 percent of the primary vote in state elections in Queensland, Hanson’s home state. The United Australia Party, established by mining billionaire Clive Palmer and …

Where Australia’s major parties stand on key election issues
8 years, 8 months ago

Where Australia’s major parties stand on key election issues

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — After a two-month campaign, Australians headed to the polls on Saturday to vote in a national election. Here’s a look at where the major parties stand on the key election issues: TAX CUTS: Coalition: The government has called for stimulus measures including income tax cuts for middle- and high-income earners and a gradual reduction of the company tax …

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