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What a Coalition or Labor government will mean for you
EXPLAINER
What are the key policies and promises from the Coalition and Labor campaigns, and what would life look like under either major party in government?
It can be difficult to keep track of who said what. From housing to health, here is your guide to what the election result will mean for you.
AGED CARE
COALITION
· 40,000 more home care packages· 48,800 training places for staff· 24/7 nurses and 215 minutes of direct care
LABOR
· Nurses on site 24/7 by 2023· 215 mandated minutes of care per resident daily· Full funding for Fair Work Commission on award wages
COST OF LIVING
COALITION
· One-off $420 living offset · Continued cover of child care fees· Low and middle income tax offset (2021-22)
LABOR
· Child care subsidy increase (+90% for first child in care)· $420 increase in low-and-middle income tax offset· Same job, same pay bill: secure work enshrined as objective of the Fair Work Act
ENERGY
COALITION
· $600m investment for gas-fired power station in the Hunter Valley· Investments in microgrids in remote communities for battery projects· Clean hydrogen hubs
LABOR
· Powering Australian plan: cut power bills by $275 in 2025· $20bn upgrade of energy grid· 85 solar banks around Australia· Install 400 community batteries nationwide
HOUSING
COALITION
· New Super Home Buyer Scheme allowing first home buyers to use up to 40% of their super (max $50k)· Downsizer incentive allowing over-55s to invest $300k from their super
LABOR
· Help to buy scheme (Government provides 40% equity for homebuyers with 2% deposit for 10k Australians)· $10bn Housing Future Fund for 30,000 new affordable homes
ENVIRONMENT
COALITION
· Tech-driven Net Zero plan by 2050· $250m Recycling Modernisation fund· $1bn budget for Great Barrier Reef· $420m fund to improve river quality
LABOR
· Reduce emissions by 43% by 2030· Electric car discount· $200m Urban Rivers program· Double Indigenous rangers· $194.5m commitment to Great Barrier Reef
HEALTH
COALITION
· Increase funding for public hospitals to $30.7bn (2024-25) · $6.8bn mental health support· 146m for rural health professionals
LABOR
· $750m Medicare Fund + $220m grants for GP practices· 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics· Additional 55 conditions included in newborn screening program· Aus Centre for Disease Control
EDUCATION
COALITION
· $25.3bn in school funding in 2022· $5m survey on consent· $5000 payments for new apprentices· $40m (2 years) for 700 new teachers
LABOR
· Schools Upgrade Fund to improve classrooms· 12k a year for 5000 students with 80+ ATAR to do an education degree· 465,000 Free TAFE places· $100m for Energy Apprenticeships
NDIS
COALITION
· $33.9bn additional investment into the NDIS over four years· Behavioural support training for 4000 workers who support NDIS participants
LABOR
· Stop waste, boost efficiency· Revitalise National Disability Insurance Agency (lift staffing cap, reduce insecure work, tackle culture)
WOMEN
COALITION
· Flexible paid parental leave· $2.5bn investment over 5 years for National Plan to End Violence against women and children
LABOR
· 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave· Safe, affordable DV housing· 500 new community workers for women in crisis· Implement all 55 of Respect@Work recommendations
Words:  Adella BeainiProducer:  Bianca Farmakis
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