Social Services - Earlier Access to the Age Pension - Lower the pension age to 65 years

Summary of proposal

The proposal would lower the Age Pension age to 65 from 1 July 2026.

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Establish a Land and Sea Country Commissioner

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish a Land and Sea Commissioner to be an independent First Nations voice to guide the protection and management of Australia’s environment and its interlinked Indigenous cultural heritage values.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2026.

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Establish a Land and Sea Country Commissioner

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish a Land and Sea Commissioner to be an independent First Nations voice to guide the protection and management of Australia’s environment and its interlinked Indigenous cultural heritage values.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2026.

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Funding for public broadcasters

Summary of proposal

The proposal would protect the funding and independence of Australia’s public broadcasters by:

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Funding for public broadcasters

Summary of proposal

The proposal would protect the funding and independence of Australia’s public broadcasters by:

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World heritage protection for Takayna/Tarkine

Summary of proposal

The proposal would nominate Takayna/Tarkine for World Heritage Listing though a boundary extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and declare Takayna/Tarkine a National Park under Tasmanian law.

Funding would be provided to support the nomination process and establish the new park.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Restoring the Commonwealth Employment Service – Additional Centrelink staff to reduce phone wait times to 5 minutes

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the number of Centrelink staff so that the average phone wait times for social security and welfare (SSW) calls would be reduced to less than 5 minutes.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2025 and be ongoing. 

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Establish an emergency humanitarian visa

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish a new Urgent Humanitarian Response Visa category to respond to urgent humanitarian crises. This is intended to allow for further humanitarian intake and allow the option of returning post-crisis or permanency in Australia.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Establish an emergency humanitarian visa

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish a new Urgent Humanitarian Response Visa category to respond to urgent humanitarian crises. This is intended to allow for further humanitarian intake and allow the option of returning post-crisis or permanency in Australia.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Establish an emergency humanitarian visa

Summary of proposal

The proposal would establish a new Urgent Humanitarian Response Visa category to respond to urgent humanitarian crises. This is intended to allow for further humanitarian intake and allow the option of returning post-crisis or permanency in Australia.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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