Based on 2025 Federal Election Platforms & Parliamentary Records | Compiled May 2026
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions target | 43% reduction by 2030 (on 2005 levels); net zero by 2050; committed to legislate a 2035 target | REMOVE the 43% 2030 target AND net zero 2050 from the Climate Change Act 2022 | 75% reduction by 2035; faster net zero timeline | Abolish all net zero targets entirely | Anti-net zero; oppose emissions targets | 75% reduction by 2035 (most Teal candidates) | Not a central platform issue | Oppose net zero targets |
| Renewables | 82% renewable electricity by 2030; doubling renewable power backed by storage | "Balanced energy mix" — renewables "in the right place" alongside gas and nuclear | 100% renewables; get homes & businesses off gas; govt-funded solar for renters | Oppose renewable subsidies; expand coal and gas | 25% export licence on Australian gas; exempt domestic gas from tax | National Home Battery Program (save $1,100-$1,500/yr); all new homes fully electric | Pragmatic support for renewables | Reserve Resource Policy: fixed price caps on coal and gas supply |
| Nuclear energy | Opposes nuclear power | Build 7 nuclear power plants on old coal plant sites (est. $331 billion) | Opposes nuclear; cancel AUKUS subs | Not explicitly stated | Not a focus | Generally oppose nuclear | Not stated | Not stated |
| Fossil fuels | Supports gas as transition fuel | East coast gas reservation scheme; pro-gas generation | End $65B in fossil fuel subsidies; ban new coal mines & gas drilling; windfall tax on multinational gas | Pro-coal, pro-gas expansion | Pro-gas; reduce domestic gas prices | End fossil fuel subsidies; moratorium on new coal projects | Not stated | Pro-coal and gas; immediate price caps |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax | Cut 16% bracket to 15% (July 2026), then 14% (July 2027) for incomes $18,201-$45,000 | "Tax Back Guarantee": index thresholds to inflation (~$250 yr1, $1,000+ by yr4); index top 2 brackets from 2031-32 | Increase taxes on billionaires & corporations; close loopholes (1 in 3 big corps pay no tax) | Raise tax-free threshold; enable income splitting for families | Not detailed | Lower income taxes (Spender); reduce costs broadly | Not a central platform | Support for protectionist tariffs |
| Business tax | $20,000 instant asset write-off extended to June 2026; $1,000 instant work-related deduction | Permanent $50,000 instant asset write-off for small business | Higher corporate tax rates; tax "fossil fuel giants" | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed | Support small business | Economic nationalism; tariffs |
| Negative gearing / CGT | Maintained current settings | Maintained current settings | Phase out: new investors limited to 1 negatively geared property; phase out 50% CGT discount | Not stated | Not stated | Review negative gearing & CGT (Chaney); reform property tax concessions | Reform negative gearing & CGT discount (joint proposal with Pocock) | Not stated |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply target | Build 1.2 million new homes | $5 billion Housing Infrastructure Programme to unlock 500,000 homes | Govt-owned developer to build affordable rental homes | 5-year GST exemption on materials for new homes up to $1M; remove costly disability compliance regs | National fund to address homelessness | 20-year national housing strategy framework; expand community housing | Secured 1,200+ social/affordable homes per state/territory via Housing Australia Future Fund | Focus on regional housing |
| First home buyers | Help to Buy scheme | First Home Buyer Mortgage Deductibility Scheme: tax deduction on interest for first $650,000 of mortgage for 5 years | Phase out tax handouts to property investors to level the playing field | Not specific | Not specific | Reduce stamp duty; replace with land tax (Chaney) | Not specific | Not specific |
| Super for housing | Opposes early super access for housing | Super Home Buyer Scheme: access up to $50,000 of super for deposit (first home buyers + older women) | Opposes super access for housing | Not stated | Restructure super for domestic investment | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Foreign buyers | Restrictions in place | 2-year ban on foreign investors/temporary residents buying existing homes | Not specific | Not specific | Not specific | Not specific | Not specific | Oppose foreign ownership of farmland |
| Renters | Not detailed | Not detailed | Limit rent increases to 2% every 2 years; National Renters Protection Authority; regulate banks for lower mortgages | Not stated | Not stated | Strengthen renters' rights (Chaney); improve Commonwealth Rent Assistance (Smith) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicare / GP visits | Strengthen Medicare; focus on aged care sustainability | Private + public mix | Free GP visits; build 1,000 new public healthcare clinics | Public health funding | Double health funding; free GP visits via Commonwealth funding | Strengthen Medicare | Support Medicare | Require medical graduates to do 2 years regional service |
| Dental / Mental health | Not detailed in 2025 platform | Not detailed | Dental under Medicare; add ADHD & autism assessments to Medicare; uncap subsidised mental health sessions | Not detailed | Expand regional health services | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| NDIS | Maintain NDIS with reforms | NDIS reform | Not detailed | Not detailed | ABOLISH NDIS; redirect savings into broader welfare/health via "Australian Care Benefit" | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University / TAFE | 20% reduction in all student loan balances (HELP, VET, etc.) from June 2025; raise repayment threshold from $54,000 to $67,000 | Not detailed in 2025 platform | Make university and TAFE completely FREE | Not detailed | Not detailed | Student debt controls (Spender) | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| Early childhood | Not detailed in 2025 platform | Not detailed | Free, universal early childhood education — a priority in minority government | Not detailed | Not detailed | Reduced childcare costs (Spender) | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migration levels | Moderate; managed migration | Cap net overseas migration annually based on homes completed | Maintain migration; clear family/partner visa backlog within 3 years | Cap at 130,000 visas; drastically reduce to ease housing pressure | ZERO immigration (temporary) — exceptions only for family reunions & limited work permits | Case-by-case; housing-linked | Not detailed | Reduce immigration |
| Refugees / asylum | Maintain current policy | Strict border protection | End offshore detention; Royal Commission into detention; "dignity package" during assessment | Oppose boat arrivals | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUKUS | Support AUKUS; progress nuclear submarine program | Strongly support AUKUS (Coalition-initiated); progress partnership | CANCEL AUKUS — save $77 billion; sever reliance on US/UK/Israeli weapons | Pro-military, pro-borders | Pro-sovereignty | Generally support AUKUS | Strong defence supporter (veteran advocacy) | Pro-military |
| Defence spending | Increase towards 2% GDP | 2.5% of GDP within 5 years; 3% within 10 years; $3B for 28 extra F-35s (72 to 100 total) | Cut military spending significantly | Strong military funding | Not detailed | Support adequate defence spending | Veterans' mental health, housing, medical support; streamline compensation claims | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unions / workers | Legislate to safeguard penalty rates in awards; ensure they can't be traded away in enterprise bargaining | Restore Australian Building & Construction Commission; deregister CFMEU; employer flexibility | Strengthen unions; raise minimum wage | Worker protections | Deregulate | Balanced approach | Support workers' rights | Support workers in regional industries |
| Superannuation | Employers must pay super every pay cycle (from July 2026) instead of quarterly | Proposed super access for housing | Not detailed | Not detailed | Restructure super system | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel | Maintained current excise | Cut fuel excise by 25 cents per litre | Not specific on fuel | Halve fuel excise to reduce freight costs | Not detailed | Not specific | Not detailed | Halve fuel excise immediately |
| Energy bills | Energy bill relief measures | Make "affordable energy" #1 legislative priority | Govt-funded solar for renters to cut bills; get homes off gas | Slash electricity bills by 20% via NEM changes | Reduce electricity via domestic gas policy | $300 energy bill relief extension; Home Battery Program savings $1,100-$1,500/yr | Not detailed | Fixed-price coal and gas caps |
| General measures | Income tax cuts; $1,000 work deduction | Tax threshold indexation; fuel excise cut | Tax billionaires/corps to fund free education, dental, GP | $90B in govt spending cuts; return $40B to taxpayers | Increase pensions/welfare by 30% via "Australian Care Benefit"; 20% income tax concession for regional residents (200km+ from capitals) | Lower taxes; reduced childcare costs; student debt controls | Not detailed | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal ICAC / NACC | Established the NACC | Historically opposed; eventually supported a weaker model | Want stronger NACC with more powers and public hearings | Anti-establishment but no specific NACC position | Anti-establishment rhetoric | CORE PRIORITY — strong federal integrity commission; transparent governance; campaign finance reform | Strong anti-corruption advocate | Not detailed |
| Other integrity | Not detailed | Not detailed | Not detailed | Citizens Initiated Referenda; referendum to protect free speech | Not detailed | Prohibit "double counting" carbon credits; transparent campaigns via Climate 200 | Oppose foreign interference | Allegiance to Australia Bill |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous affairs | Supported Voice to Parliament referendum (failed 2023); continue Closing the Gap | Opposed Voice referendum | Support Treaty and sovereignty | Oppose any special treatment or recognition | Oppose special treatment | Supported Voice/Treaty | Pragmatic support | Opposed Voice |
| Welfare | Maintained JobSeeker; focus on cost-of-living relief | Not detailed | Raise welfare payments; abolish waiting periods for new arrivals | Not detailed | 30% increase to pensions/welfare via Australian Care Benefit (funded by abolishing NDIS) | Not detailed | Support veterans' welfare | Not detailed |
| Policy Detail | Labor (ALP) | Coalition (Lib/Nat) | Greens | One Nation | UAP | Teal Independents | Lambie Network | Katter's (KAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade policy | Strengthen anti-dumping for steel, aluminium, manufacturing; $1B Economic Resilience Program (zero-interest loans) | Free trade oriented but with farmer protections | Not detailed | Ban foreign purchase of freehold farmland; limit leasehold sales to 25 years; reimpose FIRB on all agricultural land | Protectionist; restructure for domestic investment | Not detailed | Oppose foreign ownership of key assets | Protectionist tariffs; economic nationalism; fixed coal/gas price caps for domestic use |
| Policy Area | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Outliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate targets | Labor + Teals (ambitious but pragmatic) | Greens (most aggressive: 75% by 2035) | Coalition + One Nation + UAP + Katter (oppose/remove targets) | Lambie (no clear position) |
| Nuclear energy | Coalition (build 7 plants) | Labor + Greens + Teals (all oppose) | One Nation / UAP / Katter (not stated) | — |
| Tax cuts | Labor + Coalition (both cut income tax, different methods) | Greens (raise taxes on wealthy, cut for workers) | One Nation + UAP (populist tax relief) | Teals (lower taxes broadly) |
| Negative gearing reform | Greens + Teals + Lambie (reform / phase out) | Labor + Coalition (keep current settings) | — | One Nation / UAP (not stated) |
| Housing supply | Labor (1.2M homes) + Coalition ($5B infrastructure) | Greens (govt developer) + Teals (20-yr strategy) | One Nation (GST exemption) | UAP (homelessness fund) |
| Super for housing | Coalition + UAP (support access) | Labor + Greens (oppose access) | — | — |
| Medicare / Free GP | Greens + UAP (free GP visits) | Labor + Teals + Lambie (strengthen Medicare) | Coalition (private + public mix) | — |
| Free education | Greens (free uni + TAFE + early childhood) | Labor (20% student debt cut) | Coalition (not detailed) | — |
| Immigration reduction | UAP (zero) > One Nation (130K cap) > Coalition (housing-linked cap) | Labor (moderate managed) | Greens (maintain/increase; end detention) | — |
| AUKUS / Defence | Coalition (strongest: 3% GDP) + Labor + Teals + Lambie | Greens (CANCEL — save $77B) | One Nation / UAP (pro-military, sovereignty focus) | Katter (pro-military) |
| Integrity / NACC | Teals + Greens + Lambie (strongest advocates) | Labor (established NACC) | Coalition (weaker model historically) | One Nation (Citizens Referenda instead) |
| Fuel excise cut | Coalition (25c cut) + One Nation (halve) + Katter (halve) | Labor (maintain) | Greens (not specific) | UAP (not detailed) |
| Workers' rights | Labor + Greens (pro-union, protect penalty rates) | Coalition (employer flexibility, deregister CFMEU) | — | Lambie / Katter (worker-friendly rhetoric) |
| Renters' rights | Greens (rent caps 2%/2yrs) + Teals (strengthen rights) | Labor + Coalition (limited action) | — | — |
| Foreign investment | One Nation + Katter + Lambie + UAP (restrict/ban) | Coalition (2-yr ban on existing homes only) | Labor (some restrictions) | Greens (not specific) |