PRINCIPLES. EVIDENCE. PROGRESS.
- Double research funding to $18.4bn
- Create an Australian space agency
- Legalise driverless car testing
- Increase health research to end aging
- Implement Gonski reforms
- Computer programming in schools
- Support disadvantaged schools
- Publicly funded extension school
- Close offshore detention centres
- Marriage equality
- Decriminalise drug use
- Treaty with Indigenous Australia
- Transparent, open government
- Whistleblower protection
- End metadata retention
- Secularism
- Remove 50% capital gains tax discount
- Replace stamp duty with land tax
- Remove superannuation tax loopholes
- Affordable childcare for all
- Renewable energy
- Carbon emissions trading scheme
- Promote density to improve house prices
- Bullet train: BNE-SYD-MEL
Recent Updates
Transparent Government
When we discuss good government, transparency is usually a feature we value. It seems the coalition also values transparency, but in a much more literal sense…
If they make information invisible, perhaps we won’t notice their terrible actions.
Where has our government gone?
This is a guest blog post by Alex Lester.
If you think that the revolving door of Australian prime ministers is a cause for concern, what's even more shocking is what's happened in the Senate. Here it seems to be difficult for people to even stay with the same party, let alone the same leader.
Read moreA few more targeted questions from GetUp!
In the lead-up to the Wentworth by-election, GetUp! has put another set of very focussed questions to us. This round of interrogation was about the environment and our ABC. All questions gave the option of answering "Yes", "No", or "Uncommitted and gave space to elaborate.
Andrea Leong, the Science Party's candidate for Wentworth, answered these questions on 1st October 2018.
Read moreScience by the people, for the people
Our newest policy formalises our support for universal access to publicly-funded research.
Read moreSubmission to the NSW draft Electoral Bill 2017
Download this submission:
Submission to the NSW draft Electoral Bill 2017 (PDF, 253 KB, 17 September 2017)
This submission was prepared jointly with Flux, who share some of our frustration with the current NSW state political party registration system.