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Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

9>9 Personal answerPro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Equal Pay

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies

Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but prosecute pharmaceutical companies that are clearly overcharging for medications, such as "pharma bro."

Healthcare › Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

9>9 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

Science › Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but require vaccination in order to attend public school

Social › Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but with parental permission

Social › Death Penalty

Should the death penalty be reinstated?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence

the Economy › Taxes

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

9>9 Personal answerReform to a flat tax

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

9>9 Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

9>9 Personal answerNo, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

9>9 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender

Social › Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

9>9 Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate

the Environment › Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

Immigration › High Risk Immigrant Ban

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but after they have finished serving their sentence

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

the Environment › Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

9>9 Personal answerI oppose cosmetics, but am torn on the subject of medical testing. I see the benefits, but do not want to subject animals to unnecessary pain or side effects.

Immigration › Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

9>9 Personal answerNo, the government should not be involved in healthcare

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

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

9>9 Personal answerNo, and the government should drastically reduce spending during recessions

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Australia maintain a presence at the United Nations?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but scale back our current involvement

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

9>9 Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

9>9 Personal answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

9>9 Personal answerNo, I think businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and require the tests to be conducted at their expense. Failure to do so should result in immediate termination of benefits and an audit of the offending recipient.

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

9>9 Personal answerMaintain the current rate

the Economy › Welfare

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

9>9 Personal answerMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

9>9 Personal answerNo, only for teachers or faculty members that commit acts of prejudice

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Elections › Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but limit the amount they can donate

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should privatize more public transportation services

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

Should Australia increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and require unemployed welfare recipients to work the so-called "undesirable jobs" at minimum wage. Also, fine employers that hire illegal immigrants off the record.

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should Australia provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

9>9 Personal answerNo, as a former crime reporter that used to have a libertarian stance on drugs, it is imperative that we do not in any way need to encourage drug use under any circumstances. Those medical professionals would have to also have strong security personnel.

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to Australia be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

9>9 Personal answerYes, unless they have committed a crime

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

9>9 Personal answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

9>9 Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

the Economy › Government Spending

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

9>9 Personal answerYes, and pass a constitutional amendment that requires a balanced budget.

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

9>9 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Elections › Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

9>9 Personal answerNo, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

9>9 Personal answerNo, only when the advice was proven to harm the patient

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

9>9 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead

the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

9>9 Personal answerNo, provide subsidies to private companies that compete to build the best network instead

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in Australia, have the right to vote?

9>9 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Australian flag?

9>9 Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should Australia increase or decrease military spending?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

Housing › Homeless Encampments

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

9>9 Personal answerHamas should be destroyed - enough is enough! However, there are many innocent Palestinians caught in the middle, and a full-scale Israeli invasion of Gaza could result in the death of many of those innocents. I'm very torn on this one.

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but they must be monitored with an electronic bracelet and made to perform community service until their sentences are complete.

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Environment › EV Subsidies

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Offshore Banking

Should Australian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Australia increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

9>9 Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit

Education › University Debt Accountability

Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but charge for various degrees based on that degree's median staring income - the higher the earning potential, the more that major costs, and vice versa.

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but punish them for moving jobs out of the country

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and we should do more to stop China from collecting data on our citizens

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and our entire education system should be privatized

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?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if it’s truly decentralised and cannot be manipulated by any person, group, or government agency

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What is your stance on abortion?

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

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

Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage?

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

Should the death penalty be reinstated?

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

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

Should Australia maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

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

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should Australia increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Should Australia provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Should immigrants to Australia be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

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

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

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

Should foreigners, currently residing in Australia, have the right to vote?

Should it be illegal to burn the Australian flag?

Should Australia increase or decrease military spending?

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

Should Australian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

Should Australia increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

Should the government ban TikTok?

Do you support charter schools?

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?

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