Angus Taylor
Leader of the Opposition, Member for Hume
Our country needs change. Only the Coalition has the strong leadership, strong team, and strong plan to restore Australians’ standard of living and protect our way of life.
About Angus
Angus grew up on his family farm in the southern NSW town of Nimmitabel, before completing a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney, and going on to earn a Rhodes Scholarship to study economics at Oxford University.
Before entering Parliament he worked as a management consultant, advising Australian and global organisations across the energy, resources, agriculture and infrastructure sectors, helping them make smarter, long-term decisions.
In 1997, Angus married his wife Louise and since then has raised their four children in Goulburn, in regional NSW.
In 2013, he was elected to Parliament as the Member for Hume, from day one, he has focused on regional growth, strong local economies, and backing families, farmers and small businesses across the electorate.
From 2016 to 2022 Angus served as a minister across a number of portfolios, including as Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, before spending the majority of his time as a minister within the Energy and Emissions Reduction portfolio.
OUR PLAN
Our vision is for Australia to be a country where anyone, no matter their background, dreams big and can get ahead through hard work.
The Albanese Government has put Australia into a state of decline.
Our country needs change. Only the Coalition has the strong leadership, strong team, and strong plan to restore Australians’ standard of living and protect our way of life.
Our Plan To
FIX THE ECONOMY. PROTECT OUR WAY OF LIFE.
The Coalition’s plan to restore our standard of living and put Australians first.
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Card surcharging: Australians aren’t mugs.
A small business still has to process your card. If that cost isn’t on the receipt, it has to be absorbed or built into the price.
If the Prime Minister really wants to bring prices down, he should start with the biggest cost Australians are facing: a government that has lost control of spending, inflation and the economy.
Labor’s spending has grown faster than the economy, adding to inflation and putting pressure on interest rates.
The Coalition will cut spending, cut waste and shrink the growth of government. We will stop programs that are not delivering and make government live within its means.
Australians deserve a government that lives within its means, rewards work and takes responsibility for its decisions.
It’s never their fault.
The Government needs to cut spending so Australians can get some relief.
Anthony Albanese has broken the economy. Only the Coalition has the team and the plan to fix it.
Today’s rate rise takes the cash rate to 4.60%, its highest level in 15 years.
Families have tightened their belts but Anthony Albanese hasn’t.
Australians are paying the price for the government’s higher spending which is fuelling inflation and higher interest rates.
Life has only got harder under Labor.
The Coalition will fix the economy.
We will axe Labor’s toxic taxes, put a speed limit on spending and lower taxes.
On National Police Remembrance Day, to all our police officers we thank you for your service, your courage and your commitment to keeping Australians safe.
With honour they serve. With honour, we remember those who gave their lives in that service.
Labor has broken the economy. They can’t stop spending and Australians are being made to pay for it. With our plan, we will get spending under control. We will fix our economy.
Australians have to manage their budgets, why can’t Labor do the same? Our plan will fix the economy and protect our way of life.
Anthony Albanese has broken the economy. It has consequences for Australians. We must fix it.
As you fill up this weekend, we have a plan to save you 27c a litre. This could be done right now. We need a Government that will put Australians first.
Halving the fuel excise should be the first thing the Prime Minister does when he gets off the plane. It should have happened a week ago.
This has not aged well. Come on Prime Minister, put Australians first. Halve the fuel tax!