PRINCIPLES. EVIDENCE. PROGRESS.

Our Vision

Our quality of life is improved by the continued application of reason and by scientific discovery.

The Science Party aims to increase the opportunity for individuals and push society towards the pursuit of knowledge for the benefit of all of humanity.

What We'll Do

Science & Technology

Double research funding to $18.4bn
Create an Australian space agency
Legalise driverless car testing
Increase health research to end aging

Education

Needs based funding reforms
Computer programming in schools
Support disadvantaged schools
Publicly funded extension school

Rights

Close offshore detention centres
Marriage equality
Decriminalise drug use
Treaty with Indigenous Australia

Good government

Transparent, open government
Whistleblower protection
End metadata retention
Secularism
Anti-corruption commission

Economy

Remove 50% capital gains tax discount
Replace stamp duty with land tax
Remove superannuation tax loopholes
Affordable childcare for all

Environment & Infrastructure

800% Renewable energy
Carbon emissions trading scheme
Promote density to improve house prices
Bullet train: BNE-SYD-MEL

Recent Updates

Sydney Candidates Forum

Posted by · April 13, 2019 3:59 PM

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend the Sydney Candidates Forum where Labor's Tanya Plibersek, the Greens' Matt Thompson, and I, told a packed room of locals our visions for the future.

We covered climate change, corruption, and housing issues, as well as various questions from the floor.
Read on to hear my thoughts...

The road ahead and our path on it

Posted by · March 19, 2019 1:45 PM

By Andrea Leong, Science Party Leader

I was at the School Strike for Climate when I heard the devastating news from Christchurch. It was a clash of the best and worst of humanity. We heard more throughout the day, with the death toll finally reported at 49. Dozens of lives lost to violence fuelled by white supremacist ideology.

It's no yolk: Egging shows the high risk of pollies endorsing violence

Posted by · March 18, 2019 3:19 PM

It was only an egg, thankfully. Politicians routinely interact with large numbers of people. They aren't all background checked and security scanned. Some of those people hold grudges. It's a good thing that the public can walk up to a pollie and have a go, speak their mind and make for interesting news.

Response to the Christchurch shooting

Posted by · March 17, 2019 11:58 AM

Our deepest sympathies are with everyone affected by Friday's terror attack in Christchurch.

The Science Party condemns the violent actions of the shooter, and we commend the professional response from the New Zealand police and government during and after the attack.

We support the evidence-based call to not share the shooter's video or manifesto, and call on the media to refrain from sensationalism.

The Medevac Bill and what comes next

Posted by · February 14, 2019 9:34 PM

The medical evacuation bill has passed both houses of parliament, and that's a good thing for the people who are currently detained on Manus Island or Nauru. Many thanks to the activists who kept this issue constantly in the public eye.