Green Tax Shift  +  No Population Growth  +  More Public Transport   +  Cost Effective Defence

PM Julia Gillard NewAustralia applauds PM Julia Gillard's decision to push ahead with the proposed Carbon Tax.

The Carbon Tax as currently proposed is far better than the so called 'Emission trading Scheme' proposed by the former prime minister, and far better than the "Direct (in)Action" proposed by the Liberals, fossil industry and climate change deniers.

Our Suggested Policy Solutions

This site promotes simple and cost-effective policy solutions to climate change and Australia's other major problems.

Tax   The Big Green Tax Swap
  • Cut Payroll Tax (as per Henry Review)
  • $25,000 Tax Free Threshold (as per Henry Review)
  • Paid for by Climate & Water Taxes
  • Providing a strong and steady price on greenhouse emissions.
Environment   Saving the Biosphere
  • No Population Growth - for Australia or the World
  • Immediate Action on Climate, Water & Biodiversity
  • Redirecting Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
  • Quickly turning around decades of neglect.
Energy   The Energy Revolution
  • More Wind, Solar, Geothermal & All Other Renewables
  • Phase Out Worst Fossil Fuels
  • More Efficient Vehicles
  • Made possible by shifting subsidies from fossil to renewable energy.
Transport   Rail not Road
  • More Public Transport - More Freight by Rail
  • Replace Level Crossings with Road Bridges
  • Federal Control of Transport
  • Made possible by shifting road funding to sustainable transport.
Defence   Cost Effective Self Defence
  • Self-Reliant Self-Defence - saving billions
  • Re-evaluation of each major defence purchase
  • Selection of the most cost-effective defence assets for Australia
  • Making possible Free Tertiary Education, Free Kinder & More Science.
Housing   First Home Buyer Appartments
  • 50,000 Discount Apartments for First Home Buyers per annum
  • Fire and Flood Resistant Housing
  • Made possible by phasing out Negative Gearing for Property Speculators and the so-called 'First Home Buyers' grant.
Jobs   More Employment
  • Cut Payroll Tax
  • An Employment Bonus
  • Balanced Trade
  • Made possible by the shift from Payroll Tax to Eco Taxes.
Economics   A New Economy
  • More Jobs and more flexible hours
  • Cut Payroll Tax as part of the Green Tax Shift
  • Balanced Trade via an 'Optimal Exchange Rate' mechanism.
Health   Streamlined Public Health Services
  • State Control of all Health Services
  • Removing the buck-passing and blame-shifting between Federal and State governments.
Rural & Regional   Supporting Regional Australia
  • No Tax on Farm Income!
  • New Crops, New Opportunities
  • Active Decentralisation
  • Made possible by shifting tax on to carbon, methane & water.
Education   Better Public Education
  • Free Kinder & Mostly Free Tertiary Education
  • Free Tertiary Education
  • State Control of Education
  • Made possible by having more cost effective self defence.
Crime   Halving Crime
  • Phasing out poker machines
  • Controlled government sale of drugs to registered users
  • Slashing the harm done by gambling and drugs.
Telecommunications    Telecommunications
  • Cutting back the $43 Billion Broadband roll out - it's too expensive
  • More robust systems to cope with disasters
  • No internet censorship

The World Clock

From www.PeterRussell.com. See also NewAustralia's Population and Defence Policies.


SUBMISSIONS

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