LABORS ELECTION POLICIES, ANNOUNCED

SINCE ELECTION CALLED ON MAY 8

5 June
$3 billion childcare package

Low and middle income families will benefit from an increase to the Child Care
Benefit of 15 per cent.

an increase up to $31 per child per week, or up to $1,627 per year, will provide much
needed relief for the family budget.

The annual cap on the Child Care Rebate will be increased from $7,500 to $10,000
per child, leaving families up to $2,500 per child per year better off.

107,800 families who would otherwise reach the Child Care Rebate cap this financial
year wont have to choose between paying double fees, or dropping out of the
workforce.

4 June
LABORS PLAN FOR A MORE CREATIVE AUSTRALIA
A Shorten Labor Government will restore the essential role of the arts and creative industries
to their rightful place in Australias cultural and economic life.
restore the Australia Councils ability to make independent funding decisions and
support the small and medium arts organisations across the country that make the
arts accessible to all Australians.
close the Catalyst fund and return all remaining money to the Australia Council. We
will also boost the Australia Council by providing $20 million a year in new funding
over four years from 2017.
$60 million for the ABC to produce local drama.
increase the Regional Arts Fund by $8 million over four years, increasing
employment and professional development opportunities for regional and remote
artists.
$5.4 million to strengthen Australias contemporary live music industry by bringing the
Live Music Office and the Australian Music Centre under the umbrella of an
expanded Sounds Australia to support the development of Australias live music
export industry.
$2 million a year to expand successful school music programs such as Music: Count
Us In, Musica Viva in Schools and the Song Room. We will also invest $350,000 a
year to continue the SongMakers program beyond 2017.
3 June
LABORS PLAN FOR TASMANIAN TOURISM JOBS
A Shorten Labor Government will create a new $44 million Tasmania Tourism Infrastructure
Fund to support the tourism industry and build the attractions that will entice tourists and
create local jobs.
2 June
LABORS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY RADIO
Australian communities will continue to enjoy independent community digital radio, with a
Shorten Labor Government committed to restoring much-needed funding to these services.

This $5.6 million commitment over four years $1.4 million per annum will assist with
digital platform and infrastructure costs including data connectivity, linking, multiplexing and
transmission.
1 June
LABORS PLAN FOR COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Labor will ensure the benefits of clean energy are available to all, by creating a network of
Community Power Hubs that will boost jobs and facilitate the installation of small-scale
renewables projects.
A Shorten Labor Government will provide $98.7 million toward the creation of up to ten
Community Power Hubs in the areas of most need, which will deal with the challenges of
implementing renewable energy solutions.
May 31
BOOSTING WOMENS SPORT ON BRISBANES SOUTHSIDE
A Shorten Labor government will deliver much-needed upgrades to sporting facilities on the
southside of Brisbane, boosting local teams and supporting women in football.
A Shorten Labor government will fund an upgrade to the Giffin Park facilities, including an
additional new playing field.
The extra facilities, costing $1.2 million, will deliver a boost to the Brisbane Lions, the Roos,
the neighbouring school, womens football, and the community more broadly.
A Shorten Labor Government will also assist with football at Morningside.
The Morningside Panthers were Premiers of the Queensland Australian Football League in
2014 and grand finalists in 2015. Working with local and state governments, Labor will
contribute $50,000 to help fund an expansion of facilities at their home ground, the
Morningside Panthers Football Club.
May 31
LABORS PLEDGE FOR A NORTHERN AUSTRALIA TOURISM POWERHOUSE
Labor will allocate $1 billion from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to a Northern
Australia Tourism Infrastructure Fund, to boost partnerships with the tourism sector and
provide incentives for investment in new and upgraded tourism infrastructure across the
north.
May 30
LABORS PLAN TO PROTECT THE REEF AND TOURISM INDUSTRY
A Shorten Labor Government will act to protect the Great Barrier Reef, and the 70,000 jobs it
supports, from the disastrous effects of climate change and other threats.
It will be supported by a fund of $500 million over five years, including $377 million of new
investment.
May 29
GIVING WOMENS SPORT THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES
A Shorten Labor Government will deliver to the ABC the resources it needs to boost
coverage of womens sport, giving our female sports stars the recognition they so obviously
deserve.
The $21 million in funding Labor will provide to the ABC will increase coverage of womens
sport on both television and digital platforms by approximately 500 live hours over the next
four years.
May 28
LABOR PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR SUNBURY CHILD HEALTH HUB
A Shorten Labor Government will establish a Child Health Hub in Sunbury, giving families
access to a range of integrated allied health services for children.

A Shorten Labor Government will provide $2 million to fund the project.

May 27
LABOR DOUBLES INDIGENOUS RANGERS
A Shorten Labor Government will double the number of Indigenous rangers employed under
the Working on Country Indigenous Ranger Program, boosting jobs and environmental
stewardship in remote areas $200 million over five years,
MAY 26
LABORS PLAN TO BECOME AN AGE-FRIENDLY NATION
A Shorten Labor Government will appoint a Minister for Ageing and develop a National
Strategy for an Ageing Australia to ensure Australia becomes an age-friendly nation
Address ongoing problems in the My Aged Care gateway in the first 100 days of
Government
Establish the Active Ageing Fund to support programs to reduce the risk of dementia,
prevent falls, improve physical activities and healthy lifestyles - enabling older
Australians to age well in their own communities, at home and at work.
May 26
HARNESSING INVESTMENT FOR MORE TERRITORY JOBS
A Shorten Labor Government will prioritise jobs for Territorians, and will create a new
Business Advisory Council on the Northern Territory to develop and deliver a long-term plan
for growth.
May 26
SUPPORTING A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG INDIGENOUS LEADERS
A Shorten Labor Government will boost Northern Territory Indigenous students access to
education and leadership opportunities by investing in the AFL Michael Long Learning and
Leadership Centres full-time Indigenous training facility.
The $10.7 million investment will help the Centre take the next step to strengthen and
support young Indigenous Territorians.
May 26
CLOSING THE GAP IN INDIGENOUS HEALTH
A Shorten Labor Government will make a major commitment to preventive health strategies
for Indigenous Australians, helping to close the shameful gap in chronic disease and life
expectancy with non-Indigenous Australians.
$5.5 million a year per year to partner with the IUIH in rolling out Deadly Choices
across the country
$295,000 to the National Kidney Health Taskforce
$9.5 million to close the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander vision loss.
May 25
LIFE-SAVING OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH
A Shorten Labor Government will invest $8 million over the next four years to make Australia
a world leader in life-saving ovarian cancer research.
May 24
$45 MILLION TO REDUCE WANNEROO ROAD CONGESTION
A Shorten Labor Government will provide $45 million to reduce congestion along Perths
north-western corridor, funding two grade separation projects on one of the citys busiest
commuter routes.

May 24
LABORS MEDICARE GUARANTEE
A Shorten Labor Government will give a three-part guarantee that will ensure Medicare is
protected for future generations.
Labors Medicare Guarantee includes:
Abolishing Mr Turnbulls GP Tax by stealth.
Scrapping Mr Turnbulls $5 increase in prescription costs, saving the average
Australian family with two healthy kids more than $400 a year in essential healthcare
costs.
Legislating to ensure Medicare remains in public hands. Labor will introduce
legislation in our first 100 days of government to protect Medicare. Labor will
introduce a special Act of Parliament to enshrine public ownership of Medicare in law.
May 23
LABOR WILL BUILD PERTH METRONET
A Shorten Labor Government will create more jobs and get Perth moving again by investing
in the citys most important public transport project: METRONET.
Initial $1 billion to build new lines and extend the passenger rail network across the city.
May 22
LABOR WILL END MALCOLM TURNBULLS MEDICINES PRICE HIKE
a Shorten Labor Government will scrap the Liberals medicines price hike and ensure
healthcare remains affordable for every Australian.
In his horror 2014 Budget, Tony Abbott announced $1.3 billion in cuts to the Pharmaceutical
Benefits Scheme (PBS), to be achieved by increasing co-payments and safety net
thresholds.
This would see co-payments increase by $5 for general patients and by $0.80 for
concessional patients.
We will scrap the Liberals cuts to the PBS, ensuring there will be no increase to the copayments or safety net thresholds on top of regular indexation.
Our plan to keep medicines affordable has been costed by the independent Parliamentary
Budget Office at $971 million over the next four years, and $3.6 billion over the decade.
May 19
LABOR WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR MEDICARE
Labor will reverse the Turnbull Governments GP Tax by stealth.
Thats why a Shorten Labor Government will restore indexation of the Medicare Benefits
Schedule from 1 January 2017.
Labors policy has been costed independently by the Parliamentary Budget Office and will
have an impact of $2.4 billion over the forward estimates (to 2019-20), and $12.2 billion over
the decade to 2026-27.
Labor will fund this policy through announced improvements to the Budget, including not
proceeding with the new baby bonus, capping VET FEE HELP loans, and not proceeding
with the tax cut for multinational companies.
May 18
LABOR COMMITS $50 MILLION TO UPGRADE NOTORIOUS APPIN ROAD
A Shorten Labor Government will commit up to $50 million to kickstart the critical upgrade of
Sydneys notorious Appin Road to improve capacity, safety and invest in local jobs.
May 18
LABOR WILL EASE PORT BOTANY CONGESTION AND CREATE JOBS
A Shorten Labor Government will invest $175 million to unclog freight rail bottlenecks at Port
Botany which are currently costing jobs across Sydney.
May 17

LABORS $500 MILLION COMMITMENT TO ADELAIDE JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

A Shorten Labor Government will create 2000 jobs in Adelaide by investing in the AdeLINK
project. Labor will invest $500 million to deliver the initial stages of the project, giving the
South Australian economy and local workforce a much-needed boost.
May 16
LABORS PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS
Labor will commit $59 million to the Manufacturing Transition Boost jobs package to ensure
regions across the nation - including Geelong and Northern Adelaide - continue to have
strong workforces and local jobs.
May 15
WATER SAFE: LABORS PLAN TO HELP OUR KIDS SWIM AND SURVIVE
A Shorten Labor Government will ensure every Australian child has the opportunity to
develop safe water skills with the establishment of a new national water safety program,
Water Safe.
Labor will invest $40.9 million to give our children the skills they need to confidently navigate
water safety.
May 12
LABOR TO INVEST IN INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
A Shorten Labor Government will invest an additional $100 million to support Indigenous
students to succeed at school, and boost the number of Indigenous teachers.
May 12
LABORS PLAN TO SUPPORT COUNTRY CLASSROOMS
Labor will invest an additional $1.8 billion in regional and country classrooms as part of the
Your Child. Our Future plan for Australian schools.
May 11
LABOR TO INVESTIGATE TOWNSVILLES WATER FUTURE
A Shorten Labor Government will invest $4 million to help secure the future of Townsvilles
water supply, as part of our commitment to support local infrastructure and the future of our
regions.
May 11
TARGETED TEACHING LABORS PLAN FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
A Shorten Labor Government will make sure school funding is conditional on evidencebased learning programs which are proven to increase student results.
Labor will also provide $4.6 million to expand the use of Targeted Teaching using accurate
information about what students actually understand, and what they are ready to learn next.
May 8
LABOR WILL PROTECT PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
A Shorten Labor Government will put people first by reversing Malcolm Turnbulls unfair cuts
to paid parental leave.
Under Labors policy, each year 80,000 families with new babies will be as much as $11,800
better off than they would be under the Liberals.
Labors proposal will cost $1.4 billion over the forward estimates.

OTHER POLICIES
$43 million as part of a landmark domestic violence package if a Shorten Labor Government
is elected.
$150 million for the University of Tasmania,
$32 million commitment to upgrade the Hobart Airport roundabout,
A Shorten Labor Government will reform Australias competition laws to protect
disadvantaged Australians and tackle inequality. Labor will legislate so that the competition
regulator must put disadvantaged consumers first.
Amend Section 76 of the Competition and Consumer Act to allow the Courts to apply
higher penalties for conduct that targets or disproportionately impacts disadvantaged
Australians
Include a requirement in the Competition and Consumer Act that the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission prioritise investigations of conduct that
targets or disproportionately impacts disadvantaged Australians.