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
Science Party Vision
The Science Party believes that our quality of life is improved primarily through technological developments, sourced through a scientific approach to knowledge in the context of democracy and peace. Technological development is something that we can all be excited about and should try to accelerate. We, as a society and as individuals, should plan for the future in order to maximise the benefit we derive from our technological development. We see innovation, education and economic reforms as key to the success of Australia.
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Recent Updates
Recommendations 22nd March
These are the Science Party's policy recommendations as of 22nd March, 2020. As the situation changes, so will our response.
Read moreSocial distancing is looking after each other
In this video, our initial advice response to the COVID-19 pandemic is to look after each other by practising physical social distancing, and not to panic but to take this seriously as an unfolding public health issue of great concern. We will be updating our responses at the situation changes.
Video: Go Hard, Go Early, And Look After Each Other
Read moreCelebrity COVID19 infections should prompt community baseline infection testing and mortality modelling
We need to get a baseline on the true community infection mortality rate by performing experiments immediately. With multiple high-profile confirmed COVID19 infections (including politicians, sports stars and actors), but tiny confirmed community infections in the US, UK and Australia, it is quite possible that the reported community infection rate is much, much lower than the true rate. The community rate could be 10X, 100X or maybe even 1000X the currently reported levels due largely to the lack of testing.
Lies, Damned Lies, and Economic Forecasts
Pick a year at random and read the forecasts about the economy:
"Budget to return to surplus as economic growth predicted to accelerate"
What great economic managers we have, if only their predictions were correct.
Read moreYou can like Australia and want to change Australia Day
If you've ever said something like "we should change the date of Australia day" or "we should change our flag", you've almost certainly rubbed up against people who claim that you hate Australia.
I don't hate Australia. Quite the opposite.
