Our plan
Our Policies
The major parties have focused on themselves rather than solutions, leaving everyday Australians struggling. People First are committed to fighting for effective policies and providing the leadership Australia deserves.
Gerard Rennick · President, People First Party
Our top 10 commitments
- Cut income tax by $4,000 We will lift the tax-free threshold to $45,000
- Childcare support paid straight to parents This will help shift workers, FIFO workers and regional areas get childcare support
- More superannuation choice We will make the first $25,000 earned in superannuation at any age tax free, and allow people to contribute or withdraw as much as they want
- Cut immigration to 100,000 a year We will increase the cost of temporary visas and track them by tax file number, expiry date and sponsor. The funds raised will fund more apprenticeships for Australians
- Make multinationals pay more tax We will increase the rate of tax on profits sent offshore to fund further tax cuts for Australians
- Create an Infrastructure Bank We will issue our own infrastructure bonds rather than rely on foreign debt
- Create a Public Bank and National Government Insurance Office We will ensure bank branches are kept open to keep cash in the economy
- Support cheap and reliable energy We will develop energy sources using Australian raw materials owned by Australia
- Abolish HECS for teachers and nurses Outstanding debts will be repaid by time served, not extra tax
- Create an Independent Judicial Commission Our judicial system needs greater accountability, consistency and equity
The whole plan
26 policies · 8 areas
Every policy
26 in full- Aboriginal Affairs End funding for Welcome to Country. Abolish grants and government contracts awarded on the basis of race — $6 billion a year, costed by the PBO.
- Capital Markets Close the 15 per cent accelerated capital raising loophole that lets boards dilute existing shareholders on smaller ASX companies.
- Cross-Media Ownership Reform Break up a media market concentrated in a handful of companies that decide what gets covered — and what doesn't.
- Digital Surveillance and Coercion No mandatory Digital ID and no digital currency. Strip the E-Safety Commissioner of the power to censor opinions.
- Education Take curriculum control out of Canberra and hand it back to schools, communities and parents.
- Electoral Law Reform Level the field for minor parties against the majors — starting with how public election funding is handed out.
- Energy Coal, nuclear, gas and hydro — Australian-sourced and Australian-owned. Abolish renewable subsidies.
- Environment Remove all Climate Change funding and abolish the departments built on it. Protect biodiversity, flora, fauna and water with practical measures instead.
- Flexible Childcare Pay childcare money straight to parents, not to centres — so shift workers, part-timers and rural families can choose the care that actually fits.
- Freedom of Speech and Association Put freedom of speech and freedom of association in the Constitution, by referendum held at the next federal election.
- Freeze the Fuel Excise Freeze the fuel excise permanently. Not a temporary freeze, not indexed — frozen.
- Gambling Buy poker machines back from pubs and clubs, cap hourly losses, and penalise states that issue new licences.
- HECS Reform Make universities accountable for the debts they generate, and stop graduates carrying them for decades.
- Health & NDIS Safety, accountability and individual choice. End the Federal–State duplication and put the savings into frontline care.
- Immigration Cut permanent visas to 100,000 a year. No work visa without an employer sponsoring you. Points-based visas and skills-in-demand lists end.
- Independent Judicial Commission An independent commission with the power to scrutinise the judiciary, backed by the Queensland Law Society.
- Industry Development Guarantee primary producers the right to bargain collectively with Coles and Woolworths. Make data centres build their own power and water.
- Infrastructure Bank & Military Apprenticeship Scheme Build and own our own infrastructure. Fund it by issuing bonds at home instead of relying on foreign capital.
- Lower Income Tax Lift the tax-free threshold from $18,200 to $45,000 — about $4,000 back in your pocket — and let families split income up to $90,000 tax free.
- Monetary Policy Government infrastructure bonds, issued through an Infrastructure Bank run by the RBA with Treasury, to fund sovereign assets.
- Public Bank & Insurance Office Reinstate a public bank, like the old Commonwealth. Branches stay open, cash stays accessible, and home loans can be fixed for up to 25 years.
- Streamline the Bureaucracy A Federation Convention to end the duplication between State and Federal government. Australia does not need two education departments.
- Taxation The full tax rebuild — seven components, from income tax to stemming the leakage of company profits offshore.
- Veterans Re-establish the Defence and Veterans Legal Service so ADF personnel get genuinely independent legal representation.
- Voluntary Superannuation Make super voluntary and take it as wages instead. Thirty-four years of compulsory super and half of retirees are still on the full pension.
- Whistleblower Protections Real protection through the NACC for public servants who report misconduct in good faith.