Houses are for housing
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Housing is primarily for homes, not for profit making. We are to ensure incentives lead to affordable housing for all.
Life should be simple
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People should be able to live life without being burried under a mountain of complexity and stresses, including financial stresses.
Freedom of Speech
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A society cannot be free when freedom of speech and freedom of criticism are limited. All but calls to violence and a very limited and serious amount of defamation should be allowed.
No ideology should be beyond criticism
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No protection for any ideology from criticism. Society cannot progress if some ideologies are beyond question or criticism. Limiting of discussion and arguments on any ideology is regressive and prevents stifles intellectual growth, innovation, and the ability to adapt to new realities. Can there be reason without debate?
Civil Priority
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The government should be primarily concerned with the wellbeing of the citizens of the country it represents before that of others.
Punish the criminals not the victims
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Criminals should be held responsible for their actions, not the victim, not society. Punishments for a crime should represent the real damage and risk to people and be compared to the punishments of other crimes under public scrutiny. Serious violent and repeat offenders get real sentences, not revolving-door slap-on-the-wrist punishments. Rehabilitation for the redeemable, but protection for the public comes first against violent or repeat serious criminals.
Transparency
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The government should aim to be as transparent as possible. Instead of the people continually waiting for FOI requests, data should automatically be released publicly as standard practice. Including all contracts, meeting minutes/recordings, and financial transactions.
Respect for Time
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Government and companies must have a responsibility to respect people's time. Time is a valuable resource that once wasted can never be restored.
Respect for Money
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Taxes are the people's money. The government and its representatives must spend it sparingly and responsibly. With higher debt must come more responsible spending. With Australia's 1 trillion dollars in debt, we are paying around 50 billion dollars in annual interest (both increasing).
Right to Repair
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Consumers must have the right to repair their own digital devices and vehicles with available parts and documentation.
Education
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All publicly funded education facilities must make their educational materials available freely and easily online.
Government Investment
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The government shall no longer donate taxpayer money to companies. If the company needs the money it must be in the form of a loan or acquisition of equity. We shouldn't be funding millions of taxpayer dollars into medical research just for the profits of that research to end up in the pockets of multinational corporations.
Government Honesty
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Government officials must at all times do their best to be truthful, transparent, honest, and fight to follow through with their campaign promises.
Financial Responsibility
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The government must ensure money is spent responsibly and must heavily aim to keep government debt at zero.
Health
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We must heavily encourage Australians to live a healthy lifestyle. Obesity shortens the length of people's lives, lowers the quality, and greatly increases the lifetime medical costs of a person on taxpayers.