{ "name": "OzPolitics party position tracker", "description": "Independent, source-labelled profiles and like-for-like comparisons of positions published by major Australian political parties.", "evidenceNote": "A source with role party-claim establishes what that party published; it does not independently prove the claim, costing or promised outcome true.", "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T10:39:38.886Z", "count": 10, "records": [ { "id": 287, "officialRecordId": "party-position:liberal", "type": "party-profile", "partyId": "liberal", "title": "Liberal Party of Australia policies and positions in 2026", "summary": "The Liberal Party of Australia's stated policy platform in 2026, published on its 'Our Plan to Fix The Economy. Protect Our Way Of Life.' page (re-checked on 12 September 2026), centres on four priorities: lower taxes through a Tax Back Guarantee; cheaper power by scrapping Net Zero; less migration linked to new home construction; and putting Australians first through a Future Generations Fund. The page re-checked on 12 September 2026 and the party's embedded posts add further stated positions: the party says it will 'simplify the National Construction Code, while preserving core safety standards, to cut the cost of a new home by up to $70,000', that 'our farms should be growing food, not carbon credits' and the Coalition will stop Labor's 'net zero agenda from locking up land', and it describes Australians under Labor as having experienced 'the worst collapse in living standards in the developed world'. The party's 14 May 2026 Coalition Plan adds indexed tax thresholds, a migration and housing pledge, a fuel security plan, a small business write-off and at least 3 per cent of GDP on defence. The re-checked page and September 2026 party posts also state that the Liberals and Nationals will cut tobacco excise by 80 per cent, invest $200 million in stronger law enforcement and regulate vapes and nicotine pouches for adults; that the party wants to scrap a $5,000 annual cap on Veterans' allied health care; and that the party will 'axe Labor's toxic taxes', including what it calls the 'baby tax' on family trusts. All positions are attributed to Liberal Party sources and have not been independently verified by OzPolitics. The AEC register confirms the party is a registered federal party.", "reviewedAt": "2026-09-12", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-09-12", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/liberal-party-policies-and-positions-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Our Plan (checked on 12 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Sydney Institute Address (9 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/07/09/address-to-the-sydney-institute", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Coalition Plan (14 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/05/14/coalition-plan-to-restore-living-standards-and-protect-australians-way-of-life", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Baby tax confirms Chalmers can't kick spending, inflation addiction (9 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/09/09/baby-tax-confirms-chalmers-cant-kick-spending-inflation-addiction-will-pm-humiliate-jim-for-fourth-time", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Minns defies Albanese on tobacco tax as PM refuses to act (8 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/09/08/minns-defies-albanese-on-tobacco-tax-as-pm-refuses-to-act", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Treasurer concedes budget destroying wealth, wages (3 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/09/03/treasurer-concedes-budget-destroying-wealth-wages", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Chalmers strangled by unanswered questions over $1t debt, broken budget (2 September 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/09/02/snaky-chalmers-strangled-by-unanswered-questions-from-experts-over-1t-deby-broken-budget", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — WA oil refinery carbon tax (28 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/07/28/labor-must-scrap-carbon-tax-to-make-wa-oil-refinery-a-reality", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Menzies Institute immigration address (21 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/07/21/address-to-the-robert-menzies-institute-policy-dialogue-the-conditions-for-a-successful-immigration-policy", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Coalition calls on PM to scrap veterans' allied health cap (22 August 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/08/22/coalition-calls-on-prime-minister-to-scrap-veterans-allied-health-cap", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Government DCCEEW — Reducing emissions", "url": "https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/emissions-reduction", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "Australian Human Rights Commission — National Principles for Child Safe Organisations", "url": "https://childsafe.humanrights.gov.au/national-principles", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "Australian Government — Department of Veterans' Affairs, Veteran Card and allied health", "url": "https://www.dva.gov.au/", "checkedAt": "2026-09-12", "role": "official-record" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": { "changed_fields": [ "party-published-position" ], "note": "The Liberal Party's official pages were re-checked on 12 September 2026 (changed_fields: party-published-position). The 'Our Plan' page was re-checked and its four priorities remained unchanged, but the page and the party's embedded posts carry further stated positions: the party says it will 'simplify the National Construction Code, while preserving core safety standards, to cut the cost of a new home by up to $70,000', that 'our farms should be growing food, not carbon credits' and the Coalition will stop Labor's 'net zero agenda from locking up land', and it describes Australians under Labor as having experienced 'the worst collapse in living standards in the developed world'. The re-checked page and the September 2026 party posts and releases in the evidence set add claims on tobacco excise, vaping regulation and organised crime, on scrapping the $5,000 veterans' allied health cap, and on Labor's 'baby tax' on family trusts. The previously recorded 19 and 22 August 2026 party-published records remain. Any subsequent Budget, election platform release, or material change to legislated tax, emissions, tobacco or veterans' arrangements would require re-review." }, "archiveNote": "This article records the Liberal Party of Australia's stated positions as published on its official website and in its official statements, checked on 12 September 2026. All positions are attributed to the party; the party source establishes an attributed position, not independent proof of every factual claim. Where the party makes claims about outcomes, costs, savings or behaviour, those claims are reported as the party's assertions and have not been independently verified by OzPolitics. Official sources — the Australian Electoral Commission, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Australian Human Rights Commission — are cited only to identify the relevant official framework or to place the party's claims in context. The 'Our Plan' page (source record 08272f13ca340be2) remains the central source record." }, { "id": 290, "officialRecordId": "party-position:one-nation", "type": "party-profile", "partyId": "one-nation", "title": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation policies and positions in 2026", "summary": "Pauline Hanson's One Nation states its positions through the 'Issues' policy hub, individual policy pages on housing, climate, immigration, health, and cost of living, and recent 2026 announcements including the gas policy (June 2026) and cost-of-living motion (July 2026). Re-checked on 30 August 2026, the party's immigration page now carries explicit numerical positions: a cap of 130,000 visas a year, a claimed cut of more than 570,000 from current Labor levels, deportation of a claimed 75,000 illegal migrants, and other measures including an eight-year waiting period for citizenship and welfare and withdrawal from the UN Refugee Convention. All claims are attributed to One Nation and have not been independently verified.", "reviewedAt": "2026-08-30", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-08-30", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/one-nation-policies-and-positions-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "One Nation — Issues hub", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/issues", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — New Housing", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/new-housing", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Cost of Living", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/reduce-cost-of-living", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Climate", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/climate", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Immigration", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/immigration", "checkedAt": "2026-08-30", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Government Department of Home Affairs — Migration program", "url": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/", "checkedAt": "2026-08-30", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "One Nation — Health", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/health", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Gas Policy (9 June 2026)", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/gas-policy-ownership", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Cost-of-living motion (3 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/cost-of-living-motion", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "One Nation's official pages were re-checked on 30 August 2026 (changed_field: party-published-position). The immigration page was updated to state explicit numerical positions: a cap of 130,000 visas a year, a claimed cut of over 570,000 from current Labor levels, deportation of a claimed 75,000 illegal migrants, an eight-year waiting period for citizenship and welfare, and withdrawal from the UN Refugee Convention, among other measures. The remaining issue pages were unchanged. Any subsequent policy announcement, election platform release, or material change to legislated law would require re-review.", "archiveNote": "This article records Pauline Hanson's One Nation's stated positions as published on its official website, checked on 30 August 2026. All positions are attributed to the party; the party source establishes an attributed position, not independent proof of every factual claim. The AEC registration is cited only to establish the party's legal identity; the Department of Home Affairs is cited for current government migration policy context, not to verify the party's proposed figures. The numerical positions on the immigration page are the party's claims and are not enacted law." }, { "id": 286, "officialRecordId": "party-position:labor", "type": "party-profile", "partyId": "labor", "title": "Australian Labor Party policies and positions in 2026", "summary": "The Australian Labor Party states its 2026 positions through the May 2026 Budget, the 1 July 2026 national changes, and official policy pages covering cost of living, housing, Medicare, education and building Australia's future. Labor presents itself as a governing party delivering enacted measures, not merely proposing them. Every position cited here is attributed to Labor's published statements and does not constitute independent verification of claimed outcomes.", "reviewedAt": "2026-08-13", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-08-13", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/labor-party-policies-and-positions-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — What we're working on", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/what-were-working-on/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Budget 2026: Taking pressure off Australians (12 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/budget-2026-taking-pressure-off-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Delivering real change for Australians on July 1 (1 July 2026)", "url": "https://alp.org.au/news/delivering-real-change-for-australians-on-july-1/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Help with the cost of living", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/help-with-the-cost-of-living/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Stronger Medicare and aged care", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/stronger-medicare-and-aged-care/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — A fair go at your own home", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/a-fair-go-at-your-own-home/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Opportunities for Australians", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/opportunities-for-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Building Australia's future", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/building-australias-future/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Medicare Urgent Care Clinics delivered (17 June 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/the-albanese-government-delivers-all-medicare-urgent-care-clinics-promised/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Paid prac expansion for Medicare (22 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/albanese-labor-government-expands-paid-prac-to-strengthen-medicare/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-30", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — 26,000 new energy apprenticeships (July 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/over-26-000-new-energy-apprenticeships-for-australias-growing-clean-energy-industries/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-30", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Strengthening Medicare: Bulk billing on the up (10 August 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/strengthening-medicare-bulk-billing-on-the-up/", "checkedAt": "2026-08-10", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing — Medicare statistics collection", "url": "https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/medicare-statistics-collection?language=en", "checkedAt": "2026-08-10", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing — Bulk billing", "url": "https://www.health.gov.au/bulk-billing?language=en", "checkedAt": "2026-08-10", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — New crisis housing for women and children (12 August 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/new-crisis-housing-to-support-more-than-22-000-women-and-children/", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Government Housing Australia — Housing Australia Future Fund", "url": "https://www.housingaustralia.gov.au/", "checkedAt": "2026-08-13", "role": "official-record" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "Labor's 12 August 2026 crisis housing announcement (new stated position on housing delivery, changed_field: party-published-position) was added to the housing section. Any subsequent Budget, election platform release, or material change to legislated housing, emissions targets or Medicare arrangements would require re-review.", "archiveNote": "This article records the Australian Labor Party's stated positions as published on its official website and in official Budget and ministerial announcements, checked on 13 August 2026. All positions are attributed to the party; the party source establishes an attributed position, not independent proof of every factual claim. Where the party makes claims about outcomes or costs, those claims are reported as the party's assertions and have not been independently verified by OzPolitics. The 12 August 2026 crisis housing figures are reported as party claims; Housing Australia is cited only to identify the administrator of the Housing Australia Future Fund." }, { "id": 289, "officialRecordId": "party-position:greens", "type": "party-profile", "partyId": "greens", "title": "Australian Greens policies and positions in 2026", "summary": "The Australian Greens state their positions through the Policy Principles and Aims page, portfolio pages on environment, cost of living, health, housing, and climate, and recent media releases including the June 2026 tax package announcement, the July 2026 NDIS response, the 29 July 2026 rent freeze call and a 7 August 2026 call on Women's Safety Ministers to commit an additional $4.6B to social housing for women escaping violence. All claims are attributed to the Greens and have not been independently verified.", "reviewedAt": "2026-08-07", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-08-07", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/australian-greens-policies-and-positions-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Policy Principles and Aims", "url": "https://greens.org.au/policies", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Environment portfolio", "url": "https://greens.org.au/portfolios/environment", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Tackle the cost of living", "url": "https://greens.org.au/cost-of-living", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Healthcare for All", "url": "https://greens.org.au/health", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Tackling the Housing Crisis (22 May 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/housing", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Strong Climate Action", "url": "https://greens.org.au/climate", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Tax package and SMSF loophole (23 June 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/greens-will-support-amended-tax-package-pass-parliament-close-loophole-self", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — NDIS response (16 July 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/labor-using-disabled-kids-and-families-balance-budget", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Rent freeze call (29 July 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/greens-call-rent-freeze-amid-rising-inflation", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Labor gas policy critique (July 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/labors-fair-return-gas-means-nothing-without-action", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Women's safety housing call (7 August 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/greens-call-womens-safety-ministers-commit-46b-tackle-housing-crisis", "checkedAt": "2026-08-07", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "The Greens' 7 August 2026 media release calls on Women's Safety Ministers to commit an additional $4.6B to social housing for women escaping violence; the party's 29 July 2026 rent freeze call and July 2026 gas policy critique also represent current stated positions. Any subsequent party policy document, election platform, or material change to the party's Senate negotiating position — particularly a 2026 climate/energy update, migration policy, or costed healthcare expansion — would require re-review.", "archiveNote": "This article records the Australian Greens' stated positions as published on its official website and in media releases, checked on 7 August 2026. All positions are attributed to the party; the party source establishes an attributed position, not independent proof of every factual claim. Figures in the 7 August 2026 media release are reported as the party's claims. Dated 2025 pages are preserved with their original dates." }, { "id": 295, "type": "party-comparison", "comparisonIssue": "migration", "title": "Australian party policies on migration compared", "summary": "The five parties' migration positions range from a current skilled migration framework (Labor), a values-based plan announced in April 2026 (Nationals), a statement that immigration should put Australians first without specifying targets (One Nation), to parties not stating current positions (Liberals, Greens). No party has published a full numerical migration target in its current 2026 source pages that OzPolitics has reviewed. This comparison records stated positions only; party claims about migration impacts on housing, wages and services are attributions and have not been independently verified.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-17", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/australian-party-migration-policies-compared-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — Opportunities for Australians", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/opportunities-for-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Building Australia's future", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/building-australias-future/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Our Plan (27 August 2024)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Sydney Institute Address (9 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/07/09/address-to-the-sydney-institute", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Australian Values Migration Plan (14 April 2026)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/news-posts/coalition-launches-first-wave-of-australian-values-migration-plan", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Policy Principles and Aims", "url": "https://greens.org.au/policies", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Immigration", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/immigration", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "Any new migration policy from the five parties — particularly a numerical target, a values-based screening legislative proposal, or a change to skilled occupation lists and student visa settings.", "archiveNote": "This comparison records each party's stated migration positions as published on its official website, checked on 17 July 2026. Party sources establish attributed positions, not independent proof of factual claims. Where a party has not stated a position, this is identified." }, { "id": 294, "type": "party-comparison", "comparisonIssue": "healthcare", "title": "Australian party policies on healthcare compared", "summary": "The five parties' healthcare positions range from enacted Medicare expansion (Labor) and a proposal to extend Medicare to dental and mental health (Greens), to dated election commitments without 2026 reaffirmation (Liberals' $9 billion Medicare pledge), to a regional workforce proposal (One Nation's HECS-HELP contracts) and no stated 2026 position (Nationals). This comparison records stated positions only; party claims about health outcomes, access and costs are attributions and have not been independently verified.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-17", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/australian-party-healthcare-policies-compared-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — Stronger Medicare and aged care", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/stronger-medicare-and-aged-care/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Budget 2026 (12 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/budget-2026-taking-pressure-off-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Medicare $9 billion (23 February 2025)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2025/02/23/the-coalition-will-invest-9-billion-into-medicare", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Coalition Plan (14 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/05/14/coalition-plan-to-restore-living-standards-and-protect-australians-way-of-life", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Our Plan for Regional Australia (2 May 2025, election)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/election-policies/our-plan-for-regional-australia", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Healthcare for All", "url": "https://greens.org.au/health", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — NDIS response (16 July 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/labor-using-disabled-kids-and-families-balance-budget", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Health", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/health", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Cost of Living", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/reduce-cost-of-living", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Party source — alp.org.au", "url": "https://alp.org.au/news/delivering-real-change-for-australians-on-july-1/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "Any new health policy from the parties — particularly Liberal reaffirmation or replacement of the $9 billion Medicare commitment, Greens costed healthcare plan, or legislative change to Medicare.", "archiveNote": "This comparison records each party's stated healthcare positions as published on its official website, checked on 17 July 2026. Party sources establish attributed positions, not independent proof of factual claims. The Liberal Party's 23 February 2025 Medicare commitment is preserved with its original date and election context." }, { "id": 293, "type": "party-comparison", "comparisonIssue": "climate-and-energy", "title": "Australian party policies on climate and energy compared", "summary": "The five parties' climate and energy positions range from legislated emissions targets and renewable investment (Labor) to withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and expansion of fossil fuel production (One Nation). The Liberal Party maintains a dated 2025 energy plan without a 2026 update. The Nationals have a 2026 fuel security plan but no climate policy. The Greens advocate ending fossil fuel approvals and 100 per cent renewable energy. This comparison records stated party positions only; claims about climate science, cost impacts and energy prices are party attributions and have not been independently verified.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-17", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/australian-party-climate-energy-policies-compared-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — Building Australia's future", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/building-australias-future/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Budget 2026 (12 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/budget-2026-taking-pressure-off-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Coalition Plan (14 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/05/14/coalition-plan-to-restore-living-standards-and-protect-australians-way-of-life", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Energy plan (13 November 2025)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2025/11/13/affordable-and-responsible-the-liberal-plan-for-affordable-energy-and-lower-emissions", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Fuel security plan (28 April 2026)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/news-posts/our-plan-for-more-fuel-more-storage-and-more-security", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Strong Climate Action", "url": "https://greens.org.au/climate", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Environment portfolio", "url": "https://greens.org.au/portfolios/environment", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Climate", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/climate", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Gas Policy (9 June 2026)", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/gas-policy-ownership", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Party source — www.liberal.org.au", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/07/09/address-to-the-sydney-institute", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "Any new climate or energy policy from the five parties — particularly a Liberal Party 2026 energy update, Greens costed transition plan, or legislative change to the Climate Change Act.", "archiveNote": "This comparison records each party's stated climate and energy positions as published on its official website, checked on 17 July 2026. Party sources establish attributed positions, not independent proof of factual claims. The Liberal Party's 13 November 2025 energy plan is preserved with its original date and campaign context." }, { "id": 292, "type": "party-comparison", "comparisonIssue": "tax-and-cost-of-living", "title": "Australian party policies on tax and cost of living compared", "summary": "Australia's five registered federal parties offer substantially different approaches to tax and cost of living. Labor states it is delivering enacted relief through the May 2026 Budget, tax reform legislation, energy bill relief and cheaper medicines. The Liberal Party states it opposes Labor's tax approach and offers lower taxes without specifying which taxes or by how much. The Nationals' 2025 election document describes cost-of-living pressures in regional Australia but does not specify a 2026 tax policy. The Greens state they supported the amended tax package in June 2026 while advocating higher corporate taxation. One Nation states it proposes electricity, fuel, tax and healthcare relief without specifying mechanisms or costs.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-17", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/australian-party-tax-cost-of-living-policies-compared-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — Budget 2026 (12 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/budget-2026-taking-pressure-off-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — Help with the cost of living", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/help-with-the-cost-of-living/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Coalition Plan (14 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/05/14/coalition-plan-to-restore-living-standards-and-protect-australians-way-of-life", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Our Plan (27 August 2024)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Our Plan for Regional Australia (2 May 2025, election)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/election-policies/our-plan-for-regional-australia", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Tax package support (23 June 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/greens-will-support-amended-tax-package-pass-parliament-close-loophole-self", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Cost of living", "url": "https://greens.org.au/cost-of-living", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Cost of Living", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/reduce-cost-of-living", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — Cost-of-living motion (3 July 2026)", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/cost-of-living-motion", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "Any new Budget, tax legislation, or party policy on cost of living — particularly a Coalition tax policy release, Greens costed alternative, or new One Nation proposals.", "archiveNote": "This comparison records each party's stated tax and cost-of-living positions as published on its official website, checked on 17 July 2026. Party sources establish attributed positions, not independent proof of factual claims. Gaps and unspecified positions are identified." }, { "id": 291, "type": "party-comparison", "comparisonIssue": "housing", "title": "Australian party policies on housing compared", "summary": "The five registered federal parties take materially different approaches to housing in 2026. The Australian Labor Party states it is expanding supply through the Housing Australia Future Fund and Help to Buy shared equity, and has increased Commonwealth Rent Assistance. The Liberal Party states its most recent housing framing from August 2024, characterising Labor's approach as overtaxing housing; the party does not specify a current 2026 housing policy. The National Party's 2025 election document describes a regional housing shortage but the party does not specify a 2026 housing plan. The Australian Greens state they would stop unlimited rent increases, build public housing, and have secured amendments blocking SMSF property investment. Pauline Hanson's One Nation states it would introduce a five-year GST moratorium on building materials. This comparison uses only party-published sources and identifies gaps where parties have not stated positions.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-17", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/australian-party-housing-policies-compared-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "ALP — Budget 2026 (12 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/news/budget-2026-taking-pressure-off-australians/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "ALP — A fair go at your own home", "url": "https://www.alp.org.au/our-policies/a-fair-go-at-your-own-home/", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Coalition Plan (14 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/2026/05/14/coalition-plan-to-restore-living-standards-and-protect-australians-way-of-life", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Liberal Party — Our Plan (27 August 2024)", "url": "https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Our Plan for Regional Australia (2 May 2025, election)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/election-policies/our-plan-for-regional-australia", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "Australian Greens — Tackling the Housing Crisis (22 May 2026)", "url": "https://greens.org.au/housing", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "One Nation — New Housing", "url": "https://www.onenation.org.au/new-housing", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "A new housing policy from any of the five parties — particularly a Liberal Party 2026 housing plan, a Greens costed rent cap proposal, or enacted legislation changing Commonwealth housing programs.", "archiveNote": "This comparison records each party's stated housing position as published on its official website, checked on 17 July 2026. Party sources establish attributed positions, not independent proof of factual claims. Where a party has not stated a position, this is identified. Gaps are not filled in by OzPolitics; the reader is informed what each party does and does not specify." }, { "id": 288, "officialRecordId": "party-position:nationals", "type": "party-profile", "partyId": "nationals", "title": "National Party of Australia policies and positions in 2026", "summary": "The National Party of Australia states its positions through Coalition announcements including the Australian Values Migration Plan (April 2026), fuel security policy (April 2026), and the dated 2025 election document 'Our Plan for Regional Australia' (May 2025). All claims are attributed to National Party and Coalition sources and have not been independently verified.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-17", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17", "url": "https://ozpolitics.au/representation/nationals-policies-and-positions-2026/", "sources": [ { "name": "Australian Electoral Commission — Party registration", "url": "https://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/index.htm", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "official-record" }, { "name": "National Party — Australian Values Migration Plan (14 April 2026)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/news-posts/coalition-launches-first-wave-of-australian-values-migration-plan", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Fuel security plan (28 April 2026)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/news-posts/our-plan-for-more-fuel-more-storage-and-more-security", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" }, { "name": "National Party — Our Plan for Regional Australia (2 May 2025, election)", "url": "https://www.nationals.org.au/election-policies/our-plan-for-regional-australia", "checkedAt": "2026-07-17", "role": "party-claim" } ], "materialChangeTrigger": "Any new National Party policy document, coalition agreement, or election platform — particularly a 2026 regional policy update, standalone health policy, or climate/energy position.", "archiveNote": "This article records the National Party of Australia's stated positions as published on its official website, checked on 17 July 2026. The 2025 election document 'Our Plan for Regional Australia' is preserved with its original date and election context; only 2026 source pages represent current announcements. All positions are attributed to the party; the party source establishes an attributed position, not independent proof of every factual claim." } ] }