Coalition Plan for Real Action
08/08/10
If elected, a Coalition government will act to end the waste, pay back the debt, stop the big new taxes, stop the boats and help struggling families and we will do so from day one.
Change for the better is coming and it will run to a strict timetable.
FROM DAY ONE:
· The mining tax threat will be lifted
· The carbon tax threat will be lifted
· I will pick up the phone to the President of Nauru to start official negotiations on re-opening an offshore processing centre
· I will act to safeguard the livelihoods of people who earn their living from the sea
· Payments to states under the ‘school halls’ programme will be suspended and the money will be redirected to school communities
IN WEEK ONE:
· I would announce my Cabinet and National Security Committee
· The National Security Committee will meet, I will chair it, and there will be full attendance by ministers
· A Debt Reduction Taskforce will be established
IN MONTH ONE:
· An Economic Statement will be issued
· The Murray-Darling Basin Plan will be released for consultation
· I will visit the countries in our region
· New arrangements will be implemented to reimburse householders for ‘insulation batts’ safety inspections
· Parliament will be recalled and legislation introduced to toughen people smuggling penalties and introduce TPVs
· All the modelling associated with the Henry Tax Review recommendations will be published
WITHIN THREE MONTHS:
· Preparations for an Emissions Reduction Fund will be underway
· Recruiting arrangements for Green Army will be finalised
· We will commence the implementation of our small business reforms
· A National Violent Gangs Squad will be established
· COAG will meet to secure agreement on hospital boards and beds
· I will visit Afghanistan to support Australian troops and their mission
No one will accuse the next Coalition government of being all talk and no action.
We are committed to once more giving Australia the good government that a great country deserves and we will deliver on this commitment.
I hereby accuse the next Coalition government of being all talk and no action.
So, from day one you will resume giving out hand and blow jobs to large industry AND you will continue to ignore our responsibilities under the UN convention we’re a signatory to.
Yeah… thanks but no thanks.
Pay Back The Debt!
(Except for the part where our election promises put our budget at about the same place as Labor’s, if not further into deficit)
No More Taxes!
(Execpt the ones we’d introduce to pay for our promises)
Emissions Reduction Fund!
… seriously, what’s going on here? The Coalition is trumpeting a direct action policy, and denouncing Labor’s market solution? Huh?
“I will visit Afghanistan to support Australian troops and their mission”
What kind of support are we talking here? Actually going out and getting among the fighting?
please of FSM, let abbot get shelled while ‘helping’ in afghanistan…