Animal Justice Party
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Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
Type: Website / Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of a super profits tax and closing tax avoidance loopholes, stating: “The AJP’s platform pledges to “crack down on big businesses currently escaping the tax net (at a cost of around $24bn per year)”. We advocate [for] making corporate polluters, mining magnates and big companies pay their fair share, ensuring the public gets a fair share of profits from resources. This aligns with a super-profits tax and closing tax loopholes.”
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
Type: Website / Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being partially supportive of short-term price caps on rent specifically, stating: “The AJP supports capping rent increases. Our housing policy calls for “limiting rental increases to ensure they are fair and in line with CPI and cost of living”, effectively backing rent control measures.” The AJP do not have a public stance on short-term gas price caps.
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being unsupportive of cutting public service jobs, stating: “The Animal Justice Party does not support cutting public service jobs. We believe in strengthening public services — not weakening them. In times of crisis, Australians rely on our essential workers more than ever. We need a government that invests in people, not one that undermines their livelihoods to balance the books.”
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of reforming regulations to increase corporate competition, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports reforming corporate regulations to dismantle monopolies, reduce market concentration, and empower consumers. Too many large corporations exploit weak regulations to dominate markets, crush small business, and block climate solutions. We support strengthening the Competition and Consumer Act to put people and planet before profit.”
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
Type: Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support reforms to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount, with their policy platform outlining a plan to “Gradually adjust Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing to create a fairer tax and housing system.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/a_fairer_tax_system
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
Type: Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support the establishment of a National Renters Protection Authority and National Tenancy Standards, with their policy platform outlining a plan to “Prioritise secure housing as a fundamental right for every Australian and our family animals.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/affordable_housing_for_all
Increase investment in public and community housing
Type: Website / Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support increased investment in public and community housing, with their policy platform outlining a plan to “Increase Federal government funding and support for the development of more, quality public housing. Governments are making historically low levels of public housing available and this needs to change.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/affordable_housing_for_all
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being unsupportive of first-home buyers accessing their super to help purchase their first home, stating: “The AJP does not support this because in the long term it will raise property prices.”
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Just Party support federal incentives for state and territory-led reforms that increase housing supply, stating in their policy platform a plan to: “Advocate for state, territory and local governments to make zoning laws more flexible to allow for higher-density housing developments, and infill (the replacement of houses with higher density dwellings), near public transport and essential services in urban areas. Advocate for state, territory and local governments to support the roll out of innovative construction such quality smaller or tiny houses, and modular and prefabricated housing, to reduce building costs and timeframes. Introduce holding charges for vacant properties to incentivise these properties being added to the housing and rental stock. Work with states and territories to develop a consistent national framework for regulating short-term rentals. Investigate tax implications of short-stay rentals, to make sure incentives align with the needs of affordable housing starved communities.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/affordable_housing_for_all
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being unsupportive of first-home buyers entering the housing market via shared equity programs, stating: “The AJP does not support this because in the long term it will raise property prices.”
Introduce energy bill rebates
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of energy bill rebates when paired with structural reforms, stating: “While one-off rebates provide temporary relief, the Animal Justice Party believes we must address the root causes of rising energy bills — corporate profiteering and fossil fuel dependence. We support immediate household relief paired with structural reforms that slash bills for good: publicly owned renewables, home battery schemes, and energy market regulation that puts people first.”
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support increases in federal financial incentives for home and business electrification, solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency upgrades, with their policy platform outlining a plan to: “Rapidly transition to 100% clean energy economy. The AJP will introduce carbon pricing for all industries and provide incentives for the transition.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/climate_ecological_rescue
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support increased federal incentives for community batteries, with their policy platform outlining a plan to: “Rapidly transition to 100% clean energy economy. The AJP will introduce carbon pricing for all industries and provide incentives for the transition.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/climate_ecological_rescue
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of regulators having more power to prevent price gouging by energy companies, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports empowering regulators like the ACCC and AER to crack down on energy companies that exploit families during a cost-of-living crisis. Fossil fuel giants should not be allowed to profiteer while ordinary Australians struggle to keep the lights on. Strong regulation must go hand-in-hand with a rapid shift to public, renewable energy.”
Make university free
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of wiping all student debt and making university free, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports wiping existing student debt and returning to free, accessible public university education. Education is a public good — not a privilege for the wealthy. No one should be burdened with decades of debt simply for wanting to learn and contribute to society.”
Cut a portion of existing student debt
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of cutting all student debt, stating: “While we support full debt cancellation in principle, the Animal Justice Party also backs any measure that reduces the burden of student debt in the short term. Interim reforms like freezing indexation, cutting debts, and improving repayment thresholds are welcome steps toward a more just and compassionate education system.”
Support more fee-free TAFE places
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of increased funding for additional fee-free TAFE places, stating: “The AJP has advocated [for] expanding free TAFE programs. In Victoria, the AJP’s “Veticare” initiative included adding the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing to the free TAFE course list, a move the party welcomed to address skills shortages. We consistently support investment in fee-free TAFE as part of improving education and job training opportunities.”
Increase funding for public schools
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive increasing federal funding to 25% or more of the Schooling Resource Standard, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports fully funding the Schooling Resource Standard to ensure every public school has the resources it needs to deliver quality education — no matter where it is. Education equity is essential to a fair society. We stand with teachers, families, and students in demanding full and fair funding.”
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing funding for and access to childcare subsidies, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports increasing federal investment in early childhood education and care. Access to affordable, high-quality childcare is essential for children’s wellbeing, gender equality, and economic participation. We support subsidies that ensure no family is priced out of the care their child needs.”
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
Type: Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support strengthening national environmental laws to stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions, with their policy platform stating the AJP “will advocate to end environmentally destructive industries, such as fossil fuel extraction and exports. We will end the subsidies. We will support all workers in these industries to re-train and move into new secure jobs, and we will redirect funds towards initiatives that restore ecosystems and protect species.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/climate_ecological_rescue
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support a target of over 95% renewable energy by 2030, with multiple policy priorities, stating: “The AJP will advocate to end environmentally destructive industries, such as fossil fuel extraction and exports. We will end the subsidies. We will support all workers in these industries to re-train and move into new secure jobs, and we will redirect funds towards initiatives that restore ecosystems and protect species. Rapidly transition to 100% clean energy economy. The AJP will introduce carbon pricing for all industries and provide incentives for the transition. End carbon and biodiversity offset schemes as these are proving ineffective and liable to speculation and fraud. Work towards a sustainable plant-based agricultural system and regenerative farming. We will support farmers to transition and to invest in reforestation for carbon draw-down. Invest in climate rescue technologies. The AJP will fund research into greenhouse gases drawdown and solar reflection solutions.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/climate_ecological_rescue
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support strengthening existing policies to prioritise genuine emission reductions, with their policy platform outlining a plan to: “Rapidly transition to [a] 100% clean energy economy. The AJP will introduce carbon pricing for all industries and provide incentives for the transition.”
Source: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/climate_ecological_rescue
Increase investment in preventative health programs
Type: Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support investing in health prevention programs, with their policy platform stating: “The Animal Justice Party (AJP) supports increased investment in free and affordable medical, dental and mental health care services, including general and emergency care, health promotion and preventative healthcare initiatives.”
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing bulk billing incentives with an investment of at least $15bn, stating: “The AJP strongly supports free, accessible healthcare. Our policy on healthcare backs “increased investment in free and affordable medical […] services”, including primary care. This implies support for measures to improve bulk-billing (so patients pay nothing). Although we don’t mention “GP incentives” by name, the commitment to free medical care shows that we favor boosting Medicare funding to keep GP visits free.”
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party’s policy platform states that “The AJP supports an increase in nurse and midwife-to-patient ratios in hospitals to ensure adequate staffing, improve patient safety and outcomes, and reduce workplace fatigue.” In addition: “The AJP recognises that particular groups of people face barriers to accessing healthcare. These groups include, but are not limited to, First Nations people, people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ people, people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage, and people living in rural, regional, and remote areas. We support an increase in investment in community health workers to assist people from diverse backgrounds to access the health, social and other supports they need.”
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of including dental and mental health in Medicare, stating: “The AJP explicitly calls for expanding free healthcare to dental and mental health. The party “supports increased investment in free and affordable medical, dental and mental health care services for all”. This indicates clear support for incorporating dental care and mental health services into Medicare coverage.”
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of expanding subsidies through the PBS, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports expanding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to cover more medicines and reduce out-of-pocket costs. Everyone should be able to access the medication they need, when they need it — without financial stress. Medicine should never be a luxury.”
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing public and incentivising private investment in large-scale renewable infrastructure, stating: “Tackling the climate crisis is a core Animal Justice Party goal. We want to “rapidly transition to 100% clean energy” and will “provide incentives for the transition”. The AJP calls for ending fossil fuel industries and investing in climate solutions. This amounts to supporting major investments in renewable energy infrastructure.”
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of a gas reservation scheme, stating: “While the Animal Justice Party opposes all new gas projects, we recognise the urgency of preventing multinational gas exporters from driving up local prices. In the short term, we support measures to require gas companies to prioritise domestic supply — so long as it does not lock in new fossil fuel extraction or delay the transition to clean energy.”
Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being unsupportive of nuclear power, stating: “The Animal Justice Party does not support this.”
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing funding for the FOI system and introducing statutory timeframes, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports urgent Freedom of Information (FOI) reform. We back increased funding for the FOI system, statutory timeframes for review, and stronger penalties for delays or obstruction. A healthy democracy relies on transparency — and the public has a right to timely access to government information.”
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing or maintaining funding, and implementing reforms, stating: “The Animal Justice Party proudly supports public broadcasting. We back maintaining ABC and SBS funding in real terms and providing multi-year funding certainty so they can plan with independence and confidence. Trusted journalism and diverse storytelling are pillars of our democracy.”
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of strengthening the Lobbying Code of Conduct and requiring the publication of ministerial diaries, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports a stronger Lobbying Code of Conduct that includes in-house lobbyists, introduces real penalties for breaches, and mandates the public release of ministerial diaries. Voters deserve to know who is influencing our laws. We’ll always fight for integrity, transparency and democratic accountability.”
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
Type: Statement / Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support increasing incentives for state and territory improvements to shared transport options, with their policy platform stating: “The Animal Justice Party (AJP) recognises that Australia needs a national shift away from road transport and toward other more environmentally-friendly modes, including all forms of rail and mass transit, together with walking and cycling. This shift needs to be concurrent with changes in urban and inter-city planning and development, with the wellbeing of animals and people factored into the design.”
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Type: Website
Summary: The Animal Justice Party support incentives for state and territory governments to improve bike paths and footpaths, with their policy platform outlining a plan to: “Prioritise walkability, active transport and public transport in town planning while minimising travel time.”
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Statement
Summary: The Animal Justice Party responded to our survey as being supportive of improving national fuel efficiency standards, stating: “The Animal Justice Party supports improving national fuel efficiency standards to reduce emissions, lower fuel costs, and accelerate the shift to zero-emissions transport. We are decades behind other countries. Australia should be a leader — not a dumping ground for dirty vehicles.”
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