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People First

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Statement

Evidence

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Statement

Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Close loopholes that enable multinational tax avoidance
2
Introduce a superprofits tax and close loopholes that enable multinational tax avoidance
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: To ensure the sustainability of Australia’s tax system and prevent tax avoidance, the People First Party is implementing comprehensive reforms to close existing loopholes and ensure fair tax contributions

Source

Score
1.5
Statement

Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support introducing short-term price caps
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support reforming regulations that increase corporate competition
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support limiting or reducing negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts
2
Support phasing out negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People first are proposing to change the system entirely by replacing it with an indexation of cost base method.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support incentivising states/territories to strengthen renters rights and protections using existing legislation
2
Support the establishment of a National Renters Protection Authority and National Tenancy Standards, with incentives for states/territories to adopt them
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase investment in public and community housing

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a meaningful increase in investment
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support allowing first-home buyers to access their super
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First supports no restrictions on contributions or withdrawals from superanuation, enabling young people to save for a house.

Source

Score
2
Statement

Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a meaningful increase in incentives
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support expanding shared equity programs
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Introduce energy bill rebates

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support an energy bill rebate
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a meaningful increase in incentives for home and business electrification, solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency upgrades
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will abolish renewable subsidies.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support increasing federal financial incentives (e.g. the Community Batteries for Household Solar program) for community batteries
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will abolish renewable subsidies.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Meaningfully increase power of regulators (e.g. the ACCC and Australian Energy Regulator) to prevent price-gouging
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Make university free

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support making university free
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Cut a portion of existing student debt

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Committed to cutting at least 15% of student debt
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First supports applying a 20% discount to all upfront or extra repayments of HECS debt

Source

Score
2
Statement

Support more fee-free TAFE places

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support the Free TAFE bill or comparable legislation
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase funding for public schools

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support increasing federal share of public school funding to between 22.5% and 25%
2
Support increasing federal share of public school funding to 25% or more
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support meaningful increase in funding
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions

Assessment Criteria
1
Not opposed to new coal or gas projects or project expansions
2
Strengthen national environment laws to stop all new coal and gas approvals and fossil fuel project expansions
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First supports all types of home grown baseload energy; this includes Coal, Nuclear, Gas and Hydro

Source

Score
1
Statement

Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support a target of 80%+ renewable energy by 2030
1.5
Committed to a target of 80–94% renewable energy by 2030, with clear policies to achieve this
2
Committed to a target of >95% renewable energy by 2030, with clear policies to achieve this
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will drop net zero and leave the Paris Agreement. People First will remove all funding and references to Climate Change.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions

Assessment Criteria
1
Support reducing or removing existing policies
1.5
Support maintaining existing policies (e.g. the Safeguard Mechanism)
2
Support strengthening existing policies (e.g. the Safeguard Mechanism)
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will remove all funding and references to Climate Change.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Increase investment in preventative health programs

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a meaningful increase in investment
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support a meaningful increase in incentives (between $5-15 billion)
2
Support a substantial increase in incentives ($15 billion+)
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a meaningful increase in funding
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase funding for dental and mental health

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support increasing funding
1.5
Meaningful increase in funding for either dental or mental health
2
Include dental and mental health in Medicare
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

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Score
1
Statement

Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support expanding subsidies through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will review the PBS scheme for drugs that are not significantly different to off label drugs in terms of effectiveness in order to save costs that can be redirected to front line services.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a meaningful increase in investment and incentives in large-scale renewable energy, storage and grid infrastructure
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will abolish renewable subsidies. People First will remove all funding and references to Climate Change.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support a domestic gas reservation scheme that does not enable new gas projects
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First will also encourage and be willing to fund State Governments building new baseload power stations using Coal, Nuclear, Gas and Dams.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support developing and investing in a nuclear industry
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: People First supports all types of home grown baseload energy; this includes Coal, Nuclear, Gas and Hydro

Source

Score
2
Statement

Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support increased funding or introduction of statutory timeframes for review
2
Support the implementation of an immediate injection of funding for the Freedom of Information system and introduce statutory timeframes for external FOI reviews to remove backlog and delay.
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support increasing or maintaining funding in real terms
2
Support increasing or maintaining ABC and SBS funding in real terms and implementing reforms to enable planning certainty across funding cycles.
Evidence

Type: Website

Summary: Media companies will be restricted to owning only two of the three major mediums for communication – TV, Radio and Newspapers.

Source

Score
1
Statement

Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
1.5
Support some but not all measures
2
Strengthen the Lobbying Code of Conduct to include a broader range of actors including in-house lobbyists, provide effective sanctions for breach of code and require the publication of ministerial diaries.
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Make public transport more frequent and reliable

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support increasing incentives for state/territory governments to improve the frequency, reliability, and accessibility of shared transport (public transport, carsharing, bike sharing)
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport

Assessment Criteria
1
Do not support
2
Support increasing incentives for state/territory governments to improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1
Statement

Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles

Assessment Criteria
1
Support removing the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard
1.5
Support maintaining the current New Vehicle Efficiency Standard
2
Support implementing policies that strengthen the effectiveness of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard
Evidence

We could not find evidence to suggest People First supports this policy

Score
1

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