the Economy › Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
the Economy › Taxes
Should Australia raise taxes on the rich?
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
the Economy › Inflation
Has the government done enough to lower inflation?
the Economy › Sunday Double Wages
Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
Should Australia transition to a four-day workweek?
Party’s support baseYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
the Economy › Corporate Tax
Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Party’s support baseRaise |
the Economy › CEO Pay Cap
Should the government enforce a cap on CEO pay relative to the pay of their employees?
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Party’s support baseYes, but provide treatment for those testing positive |
the Economy › Negative Gearing
Should the government ban negative gearing?
the Economy › Mining Water Use
If their projects involve water, should coal companies be subject to additional government regulations?
the Economy › Turnball Tax Cut
Do you support Malcolm Turnbull’s $50 billion corporate tax cut?
the Economy › Welfare
Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
Do you support a universal basic income program?
the Economy › Rent Tax
Do you support an increase in the mineral resources rent tax?
the Economy › Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
the Economy › Surcharge Ban
Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?
the Economy › National Broadband Network
Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?
the Economy › Bonus Cap
Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?
Party’s support baseYes, but only as a temporary measure to stabilise prices |
the Economy › Government Pensions
Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?
the Economy › Private Equity Compensation
Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?
the Economy › Offshore Banking
Should Australian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, as long as offshore income is reported |
the Economy › Shrinkflation
Should the government ban companies from reducing product size without lowering the price?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, and require clear price per unit labeling so any size change is immediately obvious |
the Economy › Taxing Churches
Should religious institutions be required to pay taxes?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchNo |
the Economy › Tariffs
Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
the Economy › Bitcoin
Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?
the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting
Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, except for low income citizens |
the Economy › State Ownership
Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
the Economy › Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Should the government replace physical cash with a central bank digital currency?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchNo |
the Economy › Right to Disconnect
Should employers be banned from contacting employees outside of working hours?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, constant connectivity destroys our mental health. |
the Economy › Cryptocurrency
Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?
the Economy › ABCC
Should the government reinstate the Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, we should establish a national broad-based anti-corruption watchdog instead |
the Economy › Tax-Free Overtime
Should income earned from overtime hours be exempt from federal income tax?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, it creates a loophole for employers to dodge taxes by reclassifying normal wages as overtime. |
the Economy › Cash Mandate
Should businesses be legally required to accept physical cash?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, refusing cash discriminates against the elderly and the unbanked |
the Economy › Overruling the RBA
Should the federal government have the power to overrule interest rate decisions made by the Reserve Bank?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchNo |
the Economy › Decentralised Finance
Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but I would prefer if the protocol was created and secured by a government agency instead of a decentralised protocol |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
the Economy › Gig Worker Rights
Should gig economy workers (like Uber and DoorDash drivers) be classified as employees with guaranteed minimum wage?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, companies are exploiting loopholes to pay below the legal minimum wage. |
the Economy › Renegotiating Foreign Debt
Should Australia renegotiate its debt obligations to adversarial nations?
AF>AF ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, not until we are incapable of paying our current obligations |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
Should the government tax stock buybacks?
the Economy › Public Sector Borrowing
Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?
