Australian Greens

Bring public schools to full Schooling Resource Standard by 2023 and establish a school breakfast program (PER634)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has four components to increase funding for government schools.

Component 1 – Increase Commonwealth Government funding for government schools in even annual steps to reach 25 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) by 2023 and maintain this level on an ongoing basis.
All other aspects of current policy for schools funding remain unchanged.
Component 1 would have effect from 1 January 2020.

Bring public schools to full Schooling Resource Standard by 2023 and establish a school breakfast program (PER634)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has four components to increase funding for government schools.

End corporate tax avoidance through artificial debt shifting into low-taxing jurisdictions (PER632)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would change the thin capitalisation rules by removing the ‘safe harbour’ and ‘arm’s length’ debt tests, leaving only the ‘worldwide gearing’ debt test.

The proposal would have effect for income years starting from 1 July 2019.

End corporate tax avoidance through artificial debt shifting into low-taxing jurisdictions (PER632)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would change the thin capitalisation rules by removing the ‘safe harbour’ and ‘arm’s length’ debt tests, leaving only the ‘worldwide gearing’ debt test.

The proposal would have effect for income years starting from 1 July 2019.

Green climate finance for developing countries, and increase funding for overseas development assistance (PER631)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1: Increase Official Development Assistance aid funding annually from 2019-20 on a linear trajectory, in order to reach 0.7 per cent of gross national income by 2029-30.

Component 2: Provide Official Development Assistance climate finance funding of $1,320 million in 2019-20, and $1,600 million ongoing from 2020-21. This amount is additional to the funding increase in Component 1.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) proposals, connect people and the internet, and inclusive education and employment (PER629)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has nine components which will take effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: Remove staffing caps on the National Disability Insurance Agency for the delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Component 2: Provide $400 million over four years to fast track the process of making public transport more accessible.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) proposals, connect people and the internet, and inclusive education and employment (PER629)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has nine components which will take effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: Remove staffing caps on the National Disability Insurance Agency for the delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Component 2: Provide $400 million over four years to fast track the process of making public transport more accessible.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) proposals, connect people and the internet, and inclusive education and employment (PER629)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has nine components which will take effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: Remove staffing caps on the National Disability Insurance Agency for the delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Component 2: Provide $400 million over four years to fast track the process of making public transport more accessible.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) proposals, connect people and the internet, and inclusive education and employment (PER629)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has nine components which will take effect from 1 July 2019.

Component 1: Remove staffing caps on the National Disability Insurance Agency for the delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Component 2: Provide $400 million over four years to fast track the process of making public transport more accessible.

50,000 additional home care packages and $3 billion for increased hours of care (PER628)

Summary of proposal

Component 1 – Progressively increase the number of places under the Home Care Packages Program over time, as follows: