These are just a few of my priorities for Rankin.
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 | Fight Cost of Living Pressures |
- Halve the fuel excise for 12 months, saving families around $1,500.
- Deliver cheaper energy and rein in wasteful government spending to get inflation and interest rates down.
- Stop supermarkets exploiting consumers, boost housing and protect retirement savings from new taxes.
 | Fixing the Housing Crisis |
- Assist first home buyers by giving them the choice of using up to $50,000 of their super for a deposit.
- Save first home buyers around $12,000 per year by making interest payments on new builds tax deductible.
- Implement a two-year ban on foreign investors and temporary residents from buying existing homes, and reduce Labor’s record migration to sustainable levels.
- Fund essential infrastructure like water, power, and sewerage at housing development sites.
- Tackle union corruption in the building sector.
 | Back Small Business |
- Increase the instant asset write-off to $30,000 and make it permanent.
- Deliver competition policy to give small businesses a fair go and protect small businesses from the control of union bosses.
- Provide incentives to hire and train new apprentices and trainees.
 | DELIVER QUALITY HEALTHCARE |
- Fund more GPs to address current shortages and guarantee increased Medicare funding.
- Restore the number of Medicare subsidised mental health sessions from 10 to 20.
- Deliver cheaper medicines to help with the cost of living.
 | BUILD A STRONGER ECONOMY |
- Strengthen the Budget, which under Labor shows deficits for at least 10 years.
- Back our mining and resources sector and encourage new industries by reducing red and green tape.
- Set a target of 400,000 apprentices and trainees and provide new incentives for small and medium businesses to hire and train an apprentice.
 | Affordable and Reliable Energy |
- Deliver lower energy bills for families and businesses by unlocking Australian gas and boosting exploration.
- Replace retiring coal-fired power stations with reliable zero-emissions nuclear energy – to power Australian households and industry.
 | Keep Australia Safe |
- Boost Defence and Border Security and deport noncitizens who commit violent crimes.
- Tackle drugs in our community and protect our children, including online.
My pledge to you...
I was raised on a mango farm in North Queensland, before moving to Brisbane to pursue my studies in applied mathematics and theoretical physics and completing a PhD in artificial intelligence.
I’ve seen Rankin let down by the failure of the Albanese Labor Government. Inflation is out of control, energy prices have risen steeply, housing shortages are driving up rents and the cost of living is rising fast, hurting our community.
Rankin is uniquely placed to send Labor a message on its economic mismanagement. Our local Labor MP, the Federal Treasurer, has overseen 29,000 small businesses go bust in the last 3 years alone.
I want to be part of a Dutton LNP Government that will restore pride in Australia, support mum-and-dad small businesses, and provide the strong leadership needed to address the challenges facing our nation.
I pledge to use my experience to strengthen our community and to get Australia back on track. I’m asking for your support.
All the best,
Paul Darwen
