We will restore our standard of living and put Australians first.
Government spending is at a 40-year high outside the pandemic, fuelling inflation, higher interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis. Labor is leaving future generations with more than $1 trillion in debt. And this government is the highest taxing government in Australian history.
Our country needs change. Only the Liberals and Nationals have the strong leadership, strong team, and strong plan to restore Australians’ standard of living and protect our way of life.
“Our vision is for an Australia where anyone, no matter their background, can dream big and get ahead through hard work.”
We will stop Labor’s assault on aspiration by axing every one of Labor’s toxic taxes, introducing the Tax Back Guarantee, and backing small businesses.
Labor’s Budget is an assault on aspiration, and under Labor, the cost of everything is going up. Anthony Albanese’s broken promises on capital gains, trusts, and negative gearing mean all Australians pay more.
Australians are paying the price for Labor’s reckless energy and emissions policies.
Under Labor, power prices are far too high. We will scrap Net Zero and make Australia an energy superpower. We will deliver cheaper power and energy abundance.
The Liberals and Nationals will cut migration and raise standards, while keeping migration below the number of new homes built.
To free-up housing stock and to begin to restore the dream of home ownership, we will cap immigration numbers based on available housing.
We will overhaul our skilled migration program, bringing in the people with the skills that businesses desperately need.
Because of Labor’s out-of-control spending, Australians are paying more for everything due to high inflation and our debt has hit $1 trillion for the first time.
We will establish a Future Generations Fund to pay down Labor’s trillion dollars of debt and invest in long-lasting, nation-building infrastructure – roads, ports, energy and water.
Our team is hard at work developing policies to benefit you and your family.
Our first job is to keep you safe. The world is more dangerous now. So we will build a strong defence force that can act fast and hit hard. We will deliver AUKUS. We will guard our borders. And we will keep our streets safe from crime, terror and foreign threats.
Families know what works for them. So we will give them choice. In childcare, we will back what suits each family, not just one type. In health, we will focus on you and your whole-of-life health. In aged care, we will give respect, care and dignity — and better value for taxpayers.
Every child deserves a great education. We will get the basics right: reading, writing, maths and going to school. We will be honest about how kids are doing. And we will back trades and training, not just university. That way, every young person is ready for a good job and a good life.
Work is the best way out of hardship. It gives people dignity. So we will reward those who work and try. We will let people earn more before their payments drop. We will back work and families over long-term welfare. No Australian should have to beg to get help.
We stand for national confidence. We are proud of our country: our history, our values and the things that unite us. We back the enterprise of our people. And we expect those who come here to embrace our way of life.
Australia is stronger when our regions are strong. Regional Australia fuels, feeds and powers our nation and drives exports. We will back the towns, councils and industries that create secure jobs: with better roads, services, manufacturing, childcare and connectivity. We will establish a $20 billion Regional Australia Future Fund, protect the Murray–Darling Basin, and end Labor’s water buybacks that strip water from farms and towns.
Leader of the Opposition, Member for Hume
“Our vision is for an Australia where anyone, no matter their background, can dream big and get ahead through hard work.
Our country needs change. Only the Liberals and Nationals have the strong leadership, strong team, and strong plan to restore Australians’ standard of living and protect our way of life.”
Labor’s mass migration has failed Australians. This is about taking back control, fixing the economy and protecting our way of life.
Oct 8
Small businesses are now being required to absorb card-processing costs rather than separately surcharge customers, yet the ATO has decided it will stop accepting credit cards rather than absorb its own credit-card costs. It`s just not fair.
Oct 8
We have fixed Labor`s migration mess before, and we`ll fix it again by taking back control and putting Australians first.
Oct 8
Even Chris Bowen couldn`t keep his eyes open at his $20 million pre-COP flop.
Oct 7
October 7 was the greatest loss of Jewish life on a single day since the Holocaust. And it should not be forgotten that Hamas vowed to repeat their savagery many times over until Israel is annihilated.
Tonight in Bondi, on the third anniversary of Israel’s “9/11”, we remember those who were murdered, those who survived and are still living with the horrors of that day, those who endured the most unimaginable captivity, and those families who are still grieving the loss of loved ones.
Our prayers and abiding friendship are with the brave people of Israel, and with our Jewish community who are dear and valued Australians. We are with you, always.
Oct 7
This is absurd.
A new ruling means NSW planning authorities must consider the climate impacts of coal used overseas before approving a mine in NSW.
That goes against the international rules Labor supports, where emissions are counted where coal is used and not where it is mined.
Albanese and Minns must act immediately to fix this law. Jobs, businesses and the investment in our economy depends on it.
Oct 7
October 7, 2023 was one of the darkest days in modern history: Hamas, backed by Iran, unleashed deliberate and merciless violence, killing 1,200 people in the greatest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust.
Our thoughts are with the people of Israel and the many Australians who have been affected by those terrible events.
Oct 7
Australia welcomes overseas students to study, not to stay permanently. Yet around half are still here ten years after starting their studies.
We will abolish Temporary Graduate Visas. We will also restrict most students from bringing family members. This is expected to cut the share of international students to below 25 per cent.
Oct 7
If migration is running faster than housing, hospitals and infrastructure, something has to change.
We have a plan to get our migration system under control and make it work for Australians.
Oct 7
We’ll reduce temporary visa holders by around 650,000 over four years, abolish new Temporary Graduate Visas and crack down on visa hopping.
Oct 7
We need more houses for young Australians.
But we haven’t seen enough built compared to the population growth we’ve seen under Labor, and this is a major problem.
That’s why our Australia-First plan is to oversee the biggest cut to immigration in the history of this country so we can get breathing space for housing, for infrastructure, for services, for our country to catch up.
Oct 7
We’ll crack down on repeated visa hopping and require further applications to be made offshore. Read more about our plan at the link in bio.
Oct 6
We will take back control of our migration system to make it work for Australia by bringing in the right people in the right numbers, with a laser focus on the skills Australia needs.
Oct 6
We need skilled migration, not mass migration. Fewer temporary migrants. More of the skills Australia actually needs.
Read more about our plan at the link in bio.
Oct 6
We will make our migration system work for Australians. That means getting the mix right: the right numbers, with the right people, with the right skills.
Oct 6
The Liberals and Nationals have a clear plan to take back control of migration. We’ll cut the numbers and raise the standards.
We’ll cut net overseas migration to 100,000 a year for the first two years.
We’ll reduce temporary visa holders by around 650,000 over four years, abolish new Temporary Graduate Visas and crack down on visa hopping.
But we’ll also bring in more of the skilled people Australia needs.
Engineers to deliver infrastructure. Health workers for our hospitals.
And we’ll create 15,000 Skilled Project Visas each year, targeted at major housing and infrastructure projects.
It’s about skilled migration, not mass migration.
And we’ve done the work to make sure the plan stacks up.
Oct 6