Getting Australia Back on Track

I believe Australia has a great future. For every Australian, this should be our land of hope, where we can seek real rewards and more opportunities to get ahead and build a better life for ourselves and our families.

Losing hope

As I go around Australia, I see the families, theworkers, and the small business people who are the backbone of the nation, losing hope. With rising cost of living pressures they are falling behind and going backwards. They feel as though they are forgotten and being taken for granted. And that’s not good enough. Australians deserve better.

Labor’s lost its way

This Labor government has lost its way and Australia is heading in the wrong direction with an increasingly incompetent government.

It’s forgotten about people like you: people who work hard and do the right thing but are struggling with rising cost of living pressures, higher taxes, and now a great big new carbon tax that threatens jobs and living standards.

No reward or opportunity to get ahead

With rising taxes and rising cost of living pressures there doesn’t appear to be any reward for working hard and doing the right thing. For many people the rewards aren’t there. Opportunities to get ahead aren’t there. Life is getting harder. Australians are losing hope. And that’s not good enough. It’s bad government.

Standing up for the Forgotten People

The Liberals have always stood up for the Forgotten People when Labor governments have gone off the rails.

The Menzies Government stood up for the Forgotten People and got Australia back on track when Labor wanted to nationalise the banks. The Fraser Government got Australia back on track after Whitlam had wrecked the economy. And the Howard Government got Australia back on track after Keating turned his back on the values of middle Australia. Today another Labor government has lost its way.

Restoring Hope, Reward, Opportunity

Every Australian has the right to good government and the right to hope, reward and opportunity.

You expect to be rewarded for your efforts. You expect that you’ll be better off tomorrow than you are today, provided you do the right thing. That’s what Liberal governments believe. We believe in hope. We believe in reward.

We believe in opportunity. That’s what I believe in and that’s what I fight for... your right to hope, real rewards and more opportunities to get ahead and build a better life.

The Liberals will restore hope, reward and opportunity for working hard and doing the right thing. We will help Australians to get ahead and build a better life for you and your families.

Let’s get Australia back on track.

Chifley

Living standards down

Weak economy

“Recession we had to have”

Labor loses its way again and again and again.

Lower living standards

Weak economy

Petrol rationing

Living standards down

Weak economy

Inflation

16%Whitlam

Keating

Production shortages

Industrial chaos

Bank nationalisation plans

Unemployment up

212%Record high interest rates

Out of work

1,000,000+Unemployment rate

10.9%

Khemlani Loans Affair

Petrol prices up

58%

Interest rate

17%Debt

$96 billion

The Liberals restore hope, reward and opportunity.

Menzies

Fraser

Howard

Higher living standards

Stronger economy

Interest rates down

Jobs created

2,000,000+Real wages up

22%

Personal income tax cuts

Paid off Labor’s debt

$96 billion


Stronger economy

Home Savings Grants

National Health Scheme for all

Free medical treatment for pensioners

Home ownership up to

75% Tax deductions for school fees


Stronger economy

Family allowance

Family income supplement

Automatic indexation of pensions

Pensioner housing scheme

Abolished estate and gift duties

Photo credits: Sir Robert Menzies and Malcolm Fraser – National Archives of Australia

What’s next?

Labor. It’s a mess.

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CON JOBCARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

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CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS

DETENTION CENTRE RIOTS

GREAT BIG NEW

MINING TAXBILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip-offs exposed

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SUPERCLINICSBROKEN PROMISE

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WHO’S IN CHARGE?

AUTHORISED BY BRIAN LOUGHNANE FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, CNR BLACKALL AND MACQUARIE STS, BARTON ACT 2600. PRINTED BY BLUESTAR PRINT, 22 PIRIE STREET, FYSHWICK ACT 2609.

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More boat people head for AustraliaNICK BUTTERLY CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS DETENTION CENTRE RIOTS

GREAT BIG NEW MINING TAXBILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip-offs exposed

TO BUILD 36 GP SUPERCLINICS

BROKEN PROMISE

Labor locked in deadly embrace with the Greens

THE AUSTRALIAN October 09, 2010

WHO’S IN CHARGE?


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DEBT GROWS $100,000,000 A DAYCLIMATE CHANGE BACKFLIP

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CARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

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FUEL WATCH FAILSDETENTION CENTRE RIOTS

GREAT BIG NEW MINING TAX

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School rip-offs exposed


BROKEN PROMISE


embrace with the Greens


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DEBT GROWS

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CLIMATE CHANGE


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EAST TIMOR CON JOB

CARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

head for Australia

NICK BUTTERLY

CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS

DETENTION CENTRE

RIOTS

GREAT BIG NEW

MINING TAX

BILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip-offs exposed

TO BUILD 36 GP




WHO’S IN CHARGE?


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DEBT GROWS

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FUEL WATCH FAILSDETENTION CENTRE

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BILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip-offs exposed TO BUILD 36 GP





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What’s next?


DEBT GROWS

$100,000,000 A DAY

CLIMATE CHANGE


DISASTER


insulation program

PM BACK-STABBEDEAST TIMOR

CON JOBCARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

head for AustraliaNICK BUTTERLY

CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS


GREAT BIG NEW

MINING TAXBILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip-offs exposed

TO BUILD 36 GP




WHO’S IN CHARGE?


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Gillard: “We’ve lost our way.”30.06.2010

What’s next?


DEBT GROWS $100,000,000 A DAY

CLIMATE CHANGE BACKFLIP

HOME INSULATION DISASTER


insulation program

PM BACK-STABBED

EAST TIMOR CON JOB

CARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

head for Australia

NICK BUTTERLY

CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS



BILLION$ WASTED

School rip-offs exposed


BROKEN PROMISE




WHO’S IN CHARGE?


COST OF LIVING PAIN

ELEC

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WAT

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What’s next?


DEBT GROWS

$100,000,000 A DAY

CLIMATE CHANGE



insulation program

PM BACK-STABBED

EAST TIMOR CON JOB

CARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

head for Australia

NICK BUTTERLY

CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS

DETENTION CENTRE

RIOTS

GREAT BIG NEW

MINING TAX

BILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip-offs exposed

TO BUILD 36 GP




WHO’S IN CHARGE?


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What’s next?


DEBT GROWS

$100,000,000

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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insulation program

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EAST TIMOR

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CARBON TAX LIE

More boat people

head for Australia

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CANBERRA

FUEL WATCH FAILS

DETENTION CENTRE

RIOTS

GREAT BIG NEW

MINING TAX

BILLION$ WASTEDSchool rip

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TO BUILD 36 GP




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Listening

As I go around Australia, I see the families, the workers, and the small business people who are the backbone of the nation, losing hope. With rising cost of living pressures they are falling behind and going backwards. They feel as though they are forgotten and being taken for granted. And that’s not good enough. Australians deserve better.

Labor’s lost its way

This Labor government has lost its way and Australia is heading in the wrong direction with an incompetent government.

It’s forgotten about people like you: people who work hard and do the right thing but are struggling with rising costs of living, higher taxes, and now a great big new carbon tax that threatens jobs and future living standards.

Labor promised so much

Labor promised so much. Now people battling day in, day out against rising power prices, rising cost of living pressures, rising taxes and rising

Listening to forgotten families, workers and small business.

interest rates are the forgotten people and the forgotten workers.

These are the forgotten people who work hard, and try to do the right thing, to get ahead and build a better life for themselves and their families. These are the people who deserve our support. Labor has failed them.

Standing up for the forgotten people

The Liberals have always stood up for these forgotten people when a Labor government has lost its way.

The Menzies Government stood up for the forgotten people and got Australia back on track when Labor lost its way and wanted to nationalise the banks. The Fraser Government got Australia back on track after Whitlam had wrecked the economy. And the Howard Government got Australia back on track after Keating turned his back on the values of middle Australia.

Today another Labor government has lost its way and Australia is heading in the wrong direction with an incompetent government.

We will restore hope, reward and opportunity

The Liberals will restore hope, reward and opportunity for working hard and doing the right thing.

Every Australian has a right to hope, reward and opportunity. You expect to be rewarded for your efforts. You expect that you’ll be better off tomorrow than you are today, provided you do the right thing.

We will help Australians to get ahead and build a better life for themselves and their families.

A Coalition government will get Australia back on the right track and stand up for the forgotten families, the forgotten people of Australia.

We have a plan

I have a plan for Australia’s future. It’s a plan of hope, reward and opportunity for all of us.

Every Australian has a right to hope, reward and opportunity. You expect to be rewarded for your efforts. You expect that you’ll be better off tomorrow than you are today, provided you do the right thing.

Hope

I believe in giving hope to families struggling with rising cost of living pressures.

That’s why we’ll scrap Labor’s great big new carbon tax and we’ll protect your private health insurance rebate. That’s why we will take pressure off interest rates by ending Labor’s wasteful spending and by repaying Labor’s debt.

Reward

I believe in rewarding people who do the right thing and work hard to help their family get ahead.

That’s why we will keep taxes lower. We will provide education rebates. And we will provide supporting allowances for families.

Together, we will get Australia back on track.

Opportunity

I believe in opportunity, in providing more opportunities for people to improve their living standard and to build a better life.

That’s why we will provide better access to health services at a local level. We will build serious infrastructure. And we will cut red tape for small business and boost apprenticeships and skills training.

The future

I have a plan for Australia’s future. It’s a plan of hope, reward and opportunity for all of us.

The Liberals will restore hope, reward and opportunity for working hard and doing the right thing.

We will help Australians to get ahead and build a better life for themselves and their families.

Let’s get Australia back on the right track.

The Coalition led by Tony Abbott has the experience and policies to restore good government and build a new sense of hope and optimism about the direction Australia is heading.

Take pressure off interest rates

The Coalition will cut wasteful spending.

Balanced budget

A Coalition government will live within its means.

Pay back debt

A priority attack on Labor’s net debt which is set to peak at $107 billion.

Better government

Reduce the impact of government by cutting red tape, especially for small business.

Green Army

Protect and enhance our environment through the creation of a ‘Green Army’, a 15,000-strong environmental workforce.

Direct action environmental strategy

Tackle climate change with fully-funded, direct action measures without a job-destroying new carbon tax.

Repair Australia’s international standing

Rebuild our damaged international reputation, by focusing on our region.

Better public hospitals

Realistic and practical health reform with well-resourced public hospitals, run by local boards with 2,800 new hospital beds.

Private healthcare

Retain the Private Health Insurance Rebate which is under attack from Labor and the Greens.

Better mental health

Continue leading the national agenda on mental health with a $2 billion commitment for vital frontline services.

Better water management

Real action for the Murray-Darling Basin to better manage water and protect the health of our nation’s food bowl.

Better indigenous future

A genuine resolve to tackle indigenous disadvantage with a new intervention aimed at transforming lives.

Better support for Seniors

Create a Cabinet level Minister for Seniors.

Balanced population

Support sustainable population growth.

The plan for hope.

A commitment to hard work and making positive contributions to the community should bring rewards and recognition.

Lower taxes

A real commitment to lower, fairer and simpler taxes.

Company tax cut

Reduce the company tax rate from 30 per cent to 28.5 per cent.

Better mining and exports

Oppose and repeal Labor’s mining tax.

Better economy and climate

Oppose the carbon tax and repeal it in government because of the damage it will do to our economy and comparative advantage.

Reduce pressure on inflation and interest rates

End the reckless and wasteful spending and deliver real budget surpluses which will put downward pressure on interest rates and inflation.

Better paid parental leave

Introduce a ‘fair dinkum’ Paid Parental Leave Scheme offering full pay for six months.

Better education rebate

Increase and expand the education tax rebate so parents can claim for a wide range of expenses such as camps and excursions, school fees and sport fees.

Better retirement

Abolish the Superannuation Guarantee Age Limit to support senior workers.

Better military retirement

More generous indexation arrangements for the military superannuation pensions of war veterans, ex-service personnel and widows.

Better shared marine environment

Protect our marine environments and fishing communities.

Better education and teachers

Deliver quality education through a Better Teacher Reward Fund, a Regional Education Fund and a new Education Card to assist children with disabilities.

Better healthcare

Boost after-hours GP services.

Improved learning opportunities

Renew and develop a better National Curriculum.

Further relief for small business

Allow small businesses to remit direct to the ATO the compulsory superannuation payments made on behalf of workers.

Affordable housing

Work with states to set and meet housing targets.

Support for primary production

Increase funding and research to support primary producers.

The plan for reward.

The plan for opportunity.The Coalition believes a core responsibility of government is to create opportunity for all Australians to get ahead.

Better work participation

New and innovative policies to boost workplace participation.

Back to work

Incentives for the young long-term unemployed and seniors to enter and stay in the workforce.

Support small business

Small business will have ministerial representation in a Coalition Cabinet.

Productive businesses

Ease the red tape and regulatory burden on all business by $1 billion a year.

Reduce sovereign risk

Reduce sovereign risk caused by bad Labor policies to restore Australia’s reputation as a safe and predictable place to invest.

Encourage innovation

Support innovation especially with more funding for medical research.

Better broadband options

Deliver fast and affordable broadband at a fraction of the cost of Labor’s $50 billion NBN, with a priority on under-serviced areas.

Better skills education

Develop a national network of technical colleges.

Better tertiary education

Increase autonomy for universities by giving them the freedom to grow.

Better childcare

Improve access to quality, affordable childcare for families.

Stronger economy and exports

End Labor’s mindless ban on selling uranium to India to increase export dollars and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions overseas.

Better regional health

Bonuses and scholarships to attract nurses and dentists to regional areas.

Better regional tourism

New grants for regional tourism development.

Better water management

An end to dam phobia, with a bold national plan for job-creating dams and water management projects.

Balanced immigration

Refocus our migration program with an emphasis on skilled migration for regional areas and small business, especially the use of s457 visas.

Better aged care

Incentives to open more aged care beds.

Better deal for Indigenous Australians

Overturn ‘Wild Rivers’ laws that deny traditional landowners in Queensland the opportunity to benefit economically from the land. A new indigenous intervention in Alice Springs.

The Coalition is committed to making Australia stronger and restoring the economic resilience Labor inherited and squandered so that we can better face the challenges of this century with confidence.

Stronger border protection

Restore sovereignty and control of our borders with a return to proven border protection policies.

Better visa management

Reintroduce temporary protection visas for all unauthorised boat arrivals.

Proven Nauru solution

Re-open offshore processing in Nauru for unauthorised boat arrivals.

Tough on people smugglers

Turn unauthorised boats around where the circumstances allow.

Crack down on people smugglers with tough minimum mandatory jail sentences.

Stronger aerial protection

Acquire three new state-of-the-art Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to watch over our vast land, maritime jurisdictions and offshore natural resource assets.

High priority infrastructure

Funding under the restored Auslink program will be directed towards the nation’s highest priority road projects.

Rebuild bridges

Repair and rebuild small road bridges which are critical to rural and regional communities.

Anti-dumping

Protect local industry against cheap imports dumped on the Australian market.

Security for seniors

Establish a National Safer Seniors Program.

Cost-benefit infrastructure

Priority investment in critical infrastructure guided by proper cost-benefit analysis.

Better crime prevention

Re-establish the Community Crime Prevention Program.

Better disaster support

Practical assistance for rural and regional communities and small business for dealing with natural disasters.

Better manage taxpayer dollars

The establishment of an Office of Due Diligence to guide procurement and to prevent waste.

The plan for a stronger Australia.

Authorised by Brian Loughnane. Cnr Blackall & Macquarie Streets, Barton, ACT 2600. Printed by Bluestar Print, 22 Pirie Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609. 7/11

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