Put Australia on a path to achieve 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in science, research and innovation spending (PER651)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has four componentsto increase expenditure to support Australian science, research and innovation.

Component 1 – Establish an additional non-refundable tax offset of 20per centfor companies that hire science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) PhD students or equivalent graduates in their first three years of employment.

Component 2 – Restore the Sustainable Research Excellence grants program, which ceased in December 2016.

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Put Australia on a path to achieve 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in science, research and innovation spending (PER651)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has four componentsto increase expenditure to support Australian science, research and innovation.

Component 1 – Establish an additional non-refundable tax offset of 20per centfor companies that hire science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) PhD students or equivalent graduates in their first three years of employment.

Component 2 – Restore the Sustainable Research Excellence grants program, which ceased in December 2016.

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Bring Australia’s excessive military spending back to long-term trend levels (PER650)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components:

  • Component 1 would reduce Department of Defence expenditure on a steady, linear trajectory in order to reach 1.5 per cent of GDP by 2022‐23.
  • Component 2 would abolish the Defence Export Facility.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Bring Australia’s excessive military spending back to long-term trend levels (PER650)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components:

  • Component 1 would reduce Department of Defence expenditure on a steady, linear trajectory in order to reach 1.5 per cent of GDP by 2022‐23.
  • Component 2 would abolish the Defence Export Facility.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Bring Australia’s excessive military spending back to long-term trend levels (PER650)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components:

  • Component 1 would reduce Department of Defence expenditure on a steady, linear trajectory in order to reach 1.5 per cent of GDP by 2022‐23.
  • Component 2 would abolish the Defence Export Facility.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

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Tuition-free TAFE and university, boost university funding, and related measures (PER649)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of five components. It would be announced immediately following the 2019 general election and would have effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: University tuition fees

Tuition for Australian citizens commencing undergraduate studies at public universities would be funded by the Commonwealth Government without requiring payments by students. Students who have held a Commonwealth-supported place within the two years prior to 1 July 2019 would still be required to pay for their tuition.

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Tuition-free TAFE and university, boost university funding, and related measures (PER649)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of five components. It would be announced immediately following the 2019 general election and would have effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: University tuition fees

Tuition for Australian citizens commencing undergraduate studies at public universities would be funded by the Commonwealth Government without requiring payments by students. Students who have held a Commonwealth-supported place within the two years prior to 1 July 2019 would still be required to pay for their tuition.

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Guarantee access to services including social, disability, and mental health services, and aged care (PER648)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components.

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Guarantee access to services including social, disability, and mental health services, and aged care (PER648)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components.

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Guarantee access to services including social, disability, and mental health services, and aged care (PER648)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components.

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