Establish a Great Koala National Park in New South Wales

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $80 million in 2025-26 to establish the 315,000-hectare Great Koala National Park (GKNP) in New South Wales (NSW) as outlined in the Greens' Great Koala Protected Area Bill 2021. The GKNP would permanently protect high-conservation value forests and critical koala habitat from native forest logging.

Any departmental costs would be met from within the capped amount.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Establish a Great Koala National Park in New South Wales

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $80 million in 2025-26 to establish the 315,000-hectare Great Koala National Park (GKNP) in New South Wales (NSW) as outlined in the Greens' Great Koala Protected Area Bill 2021. The GKNP would permanently protect high-conservation value forests and critical koala habitat from native forest logging.

Any departmental costs would be met from within the capped amount.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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Climate change and energy - rebuild Australia’s car manufacturing industry

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide an additional $1.2 billion to the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) to attract new manufacturers of electric vehicles and components of the electric vehicle supply chain.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Climate change and energy - rebuild Australia’s car manufacturing industry

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide an additional $1.2 billion to the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) to attract new manufacturers of electric vehicles and components of the electric vehicle supply chain.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Climate change and energy - rebuild Australia’s car manufacturing industry

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide an additional $1.2 billion to the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) to attract new manufacturers of electric vehicles and components of the electric vehicle supply chain.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Increase funding for Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme by $70 million each year

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $70 million in additional annual funding for the Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme, to strengthen Australia’s research capacity.

The proposal would be indexed in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2026.

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Women's economic security - review of super for carers

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 million in 2026-27 to undertake a review of how to support superannuation for carers.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2026.

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$150 million Great Barrier Reef research and innovation fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $150 million over 5 years to establish a research and innovation fund to determine protected species population estimates, bycatch reduction devices, and research protected species resilience to climatic and environmental changes.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years and include departmental costs from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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$150 million Great Barrier Reef research and innovation fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $150 million over 5 years to establish a research and innovation fund to determine protected species population estimates, bycatch reduction devices, and research protected species resilience to climatic and environmental changes.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years and include departmental costs from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Green Australia Fund - biodiversity restoration

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $20 billion over 10 years for a Green Australia Fund to invest in biodiversity restoration through a range of projects, including the recently established Nature Repair Scheme and local council greening programs.

The program would be targeted towards threatened species and ecosystem recovery projects including but not limited to: habitat protection and restoration; monitoring and data collection; development and implementation of threatened species recovery plans, and threat abatement plans; rehabilitation of waterways; and invasive species management.

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