Independent police oversight bodies and $382 million for oversight of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

Summary of proposal

The proposal has 2 components:

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Independent police oversight bodies and $382 million for oversight of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

Summary of proposal

The proposal has 2 components:

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Independent police oversight bodies and $382 million for oversight of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

Summary of proposal

The proposal has 2 components:

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Create a national test case through the Fair Work Commission and establish a National Institute for the Four Day Work Week

Summary of proposal

The proposal would support a four-day work week through the following components:

  • Component 1: support a national four-day work week test case through the Fair Work Commission, aiming to reduce working hours to a four-day week with no loss of pay
  • Component 2: establish a National Institute for the Four-Day Work Week to plan and guide implementation. The institute would be funded to deliver the test case with $10 million per year.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and would start from 1 July 2026.

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Create a national test case through the Fair Work Commission and establish a National Institute for the Four Day Work Week

Summary of proposal

The proposal would support a four-day work week through the following components:

  • Component 1: support a national four-day work week test case through the Fair Work Commission, aiming to reduce working hours to a four-day week with no loss of pay
  • Component 2: establish a National Institute for the Four-Day Work Week to plan and guide implementation. The institute would be funded to deliver the test case with $10 million per year.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and would start from 1 July 2026.

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National Disaster Response Unit

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $500 million over the medium term, to create a National Disaster Response Unit with rapid-deployment aircraft and crews to respond quickly to floods, fires and remote rescues, and assist with humanitarian disaster relief across the Asia-Pacific region.

Funding for this proposal would include an initial $375 million (in 2026-27) for capital costs and $50 million per year for the unit’s ongoing costs. The ongoing costs would be indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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National Disaster Response Unit

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $500 million over the medium term, to create a National Disaster Response Unit with rapid-deployment aircraft and crews to respond quickly to floods, fires and remote rescues, and assist with humanitarian disaster relief across the Asia-Pacific region.

Funding for this proposal would include an initial $375 million (in 2026-27) for capital costs and $50 million per year for the unit’s ongoing costs. The ongoing costs would be indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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National Disaster Response Unit

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $500 million over the medium term, to create a National Disaster Response Unit with rapid-deployment aircraft and crews to respond quickly to floods, fires and remote rescues, and assist with humanitarian disaster relief across the Asia-Pacific region.

Funding for this proposal would include an initial $375 million (in 2026-27) for capital costs and $50 million per year for the unit’s ongoing costs. The ongoing costs would be indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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Full funding of public schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Commonwealth share of funding to all government schools under the following components:

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Full funding of public schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Commonwealth share of funding to all government schools under the following components:

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