Penny Wong’s Policies on Economic Issues

the Economy › Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Taxes

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

Party’s support baseYes

the Economy › Four-day Workweek

Should Australia transition to a four-day workweek?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Mining Water Use

If their projects involve water, should coal companies be subject to additional government regulations?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

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 › Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Penny Wong voterbaseRaise

the Economy › Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

Penny Wong voterbaseFewer

the Economy › Turnball Tax Cut

Do you support Malcolm Turnbull’s $50 billion corporate tax cut?

Penny Wong voterbaseNo, these tax cuts will only benefit higher income citizens

the Economy › National Broadband Network

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?

Party’s support baseYes

the Economy › Negative Gearing

Should the government ban negative gearing?

Party’s support baseYes

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

Penny Wong voterbaseHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited

the Economy › Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

Penny Wong voterbaseNo

the Economy › Rent Tax

Do you support an increase in the mineral resources rent tax?

Party’s support baseYes

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

Party’s support baseYes

the Economy › Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

Penny Wong voterbaseNo

the Economy › Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

Party’s support baseNo

the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

Party’s support baseYes

the Economy › Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

Party’s support baseNo

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

Penny Wong voterbaseNo

the Economy › State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

Party’s support baseYes

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?

Penny Wong voterbaseYes

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

Party’s support baseNo

the Economy › ABCC

Should the government reinstate the Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)?

Party influenceNo, the currently proposed ABCC would have excessive powers

the Economy › Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

Party’s support baseYes

Penny Wong