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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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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Support the sustainability and future of the arts industry

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 billion over 10 years to support the sustainability and future of the arts industry, including support for festivals, live performance, youth arts and arts administration.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 10 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Postgraduate scholarships for research into peace and non-violent conflict resolution

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $15 million over 4 years in grants for postgraduate research scholarships which are focused on peace and non-violent conflict resolution.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and start on 1 July 2026.

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Postgraduate scholarships for research into peace and non-violent conflict resolution

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $15 million over 4 years in grants for postgraduate research scholarships which are focused on peace and non-violent conflict resolution.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and start on 1 July 2026.

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Postgraduate scholarships for research into peace and non-violent conflict resolution

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $15 million over 4 years in grants for postgraduate research scholarships which are focused on peace and non-violent conflict resolution.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and start on 1 July 2026.

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Protect the Great Australian Bight

Summary of proposal

The proposal would introduce legislation to ban drilling in the Great Australian Bight and progress its UNSECO World Heritage nomination.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Protect the Great Australian Bight

Summary of proposal

The proposal would introduce legislation to ban drilling in the Great Australian Bight and progress its UNSECO World Heritage nomination.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Protect the Great Australian Bight

Summary of proposal

The proposal would introduce legislation to ban drilling in the Great Australian Bight and progress its UNSECO World Heritage nomination.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Establish a Prices Commission and accompanying divestiture and price gouging laws

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

  • establish a Prices Commission as a Commonwealth entity to monitor price setting across the economy. Staffing levels would be equivalent to the Productivity Commission.
  • introduce new price gouging laws and divestiture powers to be enforced by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)
  • add an additional 20 full-time jobs in the ACCC to investigate gouging and act on referrals from the Prices Commission.

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

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