Green Tax Shift  +  No Population Growth  +  More Public Transport   +  Cost Effective Defence

2010 Elections

NewAustralia recommends support for the Australian Democrats at the 2010 elections.

This site promotes simple and cost-effective policy solutions to climate change and Australia's other major problems.

Tax   The Big Green Tax Swap
  • Cut Payroll Tax (as per Henry Review)
  • $25,000 Tax Free Threshold (as per Henry Review)
  • Paid for by Climate & Water Taxes
  • Providing a strong and steady price on greenhouse emissions.
Environment   Saving the Biosphere
  • No Population Growth - for Australia or the World
  • Immediate Action on Climate, Water & Biodiversity
  • Redirecting Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
  • Quickly turning around decades of neglect.
Energy   The Energy Revolution
  • More Wind, Solar, Geothermal & All Other Renewables
  • Phase Out Worst Fossil Fuels
  • More Efficient Vehicles
  • Made possible by shifting subsidies from fossil to renewable energy.
Transport   Rail not Road
  • More Public Transport - More Freight by Rail
  • Replace Level Crossings with Road Bridges
  • Federal Control of Transport
  • Made possible by shifting road funding to sustainable transport.
Defence   Cost Effective Self Defence
  • Self-Reliant Self-Defence - saving billions
  • Re-evaluation of each major defence purchase
  • Selection of the most cost-effective defence assets for Australia
  • Making possible Free Tertiary Education, Free Kinder & More Science.
Housing   Affordable Housing
  • Tens of Thousands of Discount Apartments
  • Cheaper Rental, Cheaper Homes
  • Fire and Flood Resistant Housing
  • Made possible by phasing out Negative Gearing for Property Speculators.
Jobs   More Employment
  • Cut Payroll Tax
  • An Employment Bonus
  • Balanced Trade
  • Made possible by the shift from Payroll Tax to Eco Taxes.
Economics   A New Economy
  • More Jobs and more flexible hours
  • Cut Payroll Tax as part of the Green Tax Shift
  • Balanced Trade via an 'Optimal Exchange Rate' mechanism.
Health   Streamlined Public Health Services
  • State Control of all Health Services
  • Removing the buck-passing and blame-shifting between Federal and State governments.
Rural & Regional   Supporting Regional Australia
  • No Tax on Farm Income!
  • New Crops, New Opportunities
  • Active Decentralisation
  • Made possible by shifting tax on to carbon, methane & water.
Education   Better Public Education
  • Free Kinder & Mostly Free Tertiary Education
  • Free Tertiary Education
  • State Control of Education
  • Made possible by having more cost effective self defence.
Crime   Halving Crime
  • Phasing out poker machines
  • Controlled Government Sale to Registered Addicts
  • Slashing the harm done by gambling and drugs.
Telecommunications    Telecommunications
  • Cancel the $43 Billion Broadband roll out - ADSL2+ will do!
  • More robust systems to cope with disasters
  • No internet censorship
  • $43 Billion re-directed to help fund above projects.

The World Clock


From www.PeterRussell.com. See also NewAustralia's Population and Defence Policies.


HOT TOPICS

Henry Tax Review

3rd May 2010: The NewAustralia response is on our Henry Tax Review Page.

New Kyoto Treaty

Draft New Kyoto treaty. No global ETS, just get each nation or state to swap some old taxes for a new carbon tax!

The Crash Course

Why the next twenty years are going to be completely unlike the last twenty years. more...

RECENT NEWS

Libs Pledge Rowville Line

25th Aug 2010: Liberals promise to build Rowville Rail line, Labor says they will not. Previous estimate was $413 million more...

Global warming undeniable

30th July 2010: The 2009 State of the Climate report, published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found the past decade was the world's warmest since the advent of modern temperature records. more...

Slash arms cash

29th July 2010: Peter Leahy, who retired in 2008, questions the JSF decision and the need for 12 new subs. more...

$26 Billion Cost of Alcohol

24th Aug 2010: Police and doctors groups say a report showing the massive human toll, and $36 billion annual cost, from alcohol misuse is a wake-up call for government and the Australian community. more...

Labor greenwash

23nd July 2010: Labor's green deal more spin than substance more...

Pokies cause crime

22nd July 2010: Explosive report links pokies to jump in crime. Conclusion that only drug offences had a stronger link to crime than poker machines. more...

Climate action postponed

9th July 2010: Julia Gillard has confirmed she will not reconsider shelving the emissions trading scheme until late 2012. more...

Censorship postponed

9th July 2010: Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has capitulated to widespread concerns over his internet censorship policy and delayed any mandatory filters until at least next year. more...

The Tony & Julia Show

24th June 2010: With Julia Gillard taking over the Labor Party there is even less difference between the parties. Perhaps they should merge?

A step to the right

6th June 2010: Article saying Julia Gillard wanted Rudd's ETS dumped altogether. Coupled with her relentless support for school league tables and private schools suggests she would take the Labor party even further to the right. more...

Cut Carbon, create jobs

17th May 2010: Tackling climate change to create 3.7 million jobs according to ACF and ACTU. more...

Labor fails to tackle junk

13th May 2010: Obesity triggers more diseases than tobacco, but "no" to controls on junk-food advertising. more...

Mining Tax Breaks

11th May 2010: "Miners strangely silent on the billions they reap in tax credits." more...

NEWS ARCHIVE

See the News Archive. See also Science news.