Legalise Cannabis Party
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Statement
Evidence
Score
Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis responded to our survey as being supportive of introducing a superprofits tax, stating that would like to introduce a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% (calculated off EBITDA or gross profit) to make the third of all large companies who currently pay no tax actually contribute something.
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis responded to our survey as being supportive of short-term price caps.
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis responded to our survey as being unsupportive of cutting public service jobs.
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis responded to our survey as being supportive of reforming regulations to increase corporate competition.
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
Type: Social Media
Summary: Legalise Cannabis support limiting tax concessions.
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
Type: Social Media
Summary: Legalise Cannabis support incentivising states/territories to strengthen renter rights and protections.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/LCPWA
Increase investment in public and community housing
Type: Website
Summary: Legalise Cannabis support an increase in investment for affordable housing and tackling homelessness. They also support build to rent schemes.
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis responded to our survey in support of allowing first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home should they choose to, but that it should not be a solution. Legalise Cannabis supports initiatives such as the first home owner grant, a reduction in stamp duty, and shared equity schemes as a preferred approach, rather than than harming retirement funds.
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, survey
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Social Media, Website
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports expanding incentives and removing barriers to access for build-to-rent and rent-to-buy schemes. Legalise Cannabis supports adopting ambitious targets for public and community housing renewal plans, and reducing stamp duty on investments in social housing.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fe2HAYMXv/https://www.lcwaparty.org.au/funding
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
Type: Social Media, Website
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports shared equity schemes (e.g. Help-to-Buy) to help first-home buyers enter the market. Legalise Cannabis supports advocating for local governments to have the power to instruct new developments to have a minimum percent that fit the criteria for these schemes.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fe2HAYMXv/https://www.lcwaparty.org.au/funding
Introduce energy bill rebates
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on an energy bill rebate, but is committed to tackling the cost of living crisis where possible.
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on federal financial incentives for electrification, solar, battery storage, and energy efficiency upgrades to homes & businesses, but candidates responded to our survey stating they are in support and are signatories of the climate pledge, which calls for a reduction in in energy costs and improved access to affordable solar and batteries.
Source: Website, Survey
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on federal financial incentives for community batteries, but candidates responded to our survey stating they are in support and are signatories of the climate pledge, which calls for a reduction in in energy costs and improved access to affordable solar and batteries.
Source: Website, Survey
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on increasing the powers of regulators to prevent price-gouging by energy companies, but candidates responded in support of this measure. Candidates responded to our survey stating they are in support and are signatories of the climate pledge, which calls for a reduction in in energy costs and improved access to affordable solar and batteries.
Source: Survey
Make university free
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on student debt and the removal of university fees, but candidates have responded to our survey in support of these measures.
Source: Survey
Cut a portion of existing student debt
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on the removal of all or part of student debt, but candidates have responded to our survey in support of these measures.
Source: Survey
Support more fee-free TAFE places
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on the provision of fee-free TAFE places, but candidates have responded to our survey in support of education and access to it being a priority.
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, survey
Increase funding for public schools
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS), but candidates responded to our survey in support of education and access to it being a priority.
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, survey
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on funding for and access to childcare subsidies, but candidates responded to our survey in support of accessible services to support early parenting. Candidates have advocated for additional funding for the establishment of a child care facility in an area where these services were unavailable.
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, survey
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on national environment laws around fossil fuel projects & expansions, but candidates responded to our survey in support of a focus on renewables and environmental protection. Candidates responded to our survey stating they are in support and are signatories of the climate pledge, which calls for a reduction in in energy costs and improved access to affordable solar and batteries.
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on renewable energy transitions, but candidates responded to our survey stating they are in support and are signatories of the Parents for Climate pledge & Climate Rescue, which call for a reduction in energy costs and cheap access to solar and batteries.
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on renewable energy transitions, but candidates responded to our survey in support of and as signatories of the Parents for Climate pledge & Climate Rescue, which call for a reduction in energy costs and cheap access to solar and batteries.
Increase investment in preventative health programs
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis has responded to our survey stating that they are a party focused on “health, wellbeing and social justice”. Legalise Cannabis supports working to address the root cause of health disparities, ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare. Legalise Cannabis believes that “wellness extends beyond the absence of disease to include the overall quality of life.”
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis has responded to our survey stating that they are a party focused on “health, wellbeing and social justice”. Legalise Cannabis supports working to address the root cause of health disparities, ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare. Legalise Cannabis believes that “wellness extends beyond the absence of disease to include the overall quality of life.”
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis has responded to our survey stating that they are a party focused on “health, wellbeing and social justice”. Legalise Cannabis supports working to address the root cause of health disparities, ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare - including in regional areas. Legalise Cannabis has included $100m for Regional Health Initiatives in their funding commitments. Legalise Cannabis believes that “wellness extends beyond the absence of disease to include the overall quality of life.”
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, https://www.lcwaparty.org.au/funding
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis has responded to our survey stating that they are a party focused on “health, wellbeing and social justice”. Legalise Cannabis supports working to address the root cause of health disparities, ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare. Legalise Cannabis has included $10m for Front Line Mental Health Support in their funding commitments. Legalise Cannabis believes that “wellness extends beyond the absence of disease to include the overall quality of life.”
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, https://www.lcwaparty.org.au/funding
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on PBS subsidies, but responded to our survey stating stating that the party’s core values of health and wellness of all supports this principle. Legalise Cannabis has responded to our survey stating that access to affordable medicine is a priority for the party.
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports investment in potential sites for hydropower, and increasing clean energy initiatives for local businesses. Legalise Cannabis also supports state-wide recycling initiatives. Candidates responded to our survey indicating support for a focus on renewables and environmental protection. Candidates responded to our survey stating that they are in support of and are signatories of the climate pledge, which calls for a reduction in in energy costs and improved access to affordable solar and batteries.
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on reserve mechanisms for domestic gas supply, but candidates have responded to our survey stating that they are in support of and are signatories of the climate pledge, which calls for a reduction in in energy costs and improved access to affordable solar and batteries. Legalise Cannabis has also included $350m for an Environmental Futures Fund in their funding commitments.
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, https://www.lcwaparty.org.au/funding
Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports the transition away from coal-fired plants and the extension of the Renewable Energy Action Plan beyond 2040. Candidates responded to our survey stating that they are in support of and are signatories of the climate pledge, indicating support for renewables. Legalise Cannabis supports investment in potential sites for hydropower, and increasing clean energy initiatives for local businesses. Legalise Cannabis has also included $350m for an Environmental Futures Fund in their funding commitments.
Source: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/priorities, https://www.lcwaparty.org.au/funding
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
Type: Website
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports regulations and processes that support honest and transparent governance, ensuring that representatives act with integrity.
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis responded to our survey indicating they support maintaining ABC and SBS funding in real terms and implementing reforms to enable planning certainty across funding cycles.
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
Type: Website
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports regulations and processes that support honest and transparent governance, ensuring that representatives act with integrity.
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
Type: Website, Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis supports an increase in public transport spending in high-growth areas, improving train frequency, establishing new bus routes, and providing free Wi-Fi on public transport. Legalise Cannabis supports high-speed regional transport services to increase connectivity and accessibility, and candidates responded to our survey in support of improved regional public transport systems.
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on incentivising the upgrading of bike & footpaths, but candidates have responded to our survey stating they believe this is of importance. Candidates support the linking of existing paths & networks as a key measure to improve active transport, especially in regional areas.
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Statement
Summary: Legalise Cannabis does not have an official party policy on national fuel efficiency standards, but candidates responded to our survey stating they believe improving these standards is the way forward for Australia.
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