Zoe Daniel
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Statement
Evidence
Score
Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
Type: Website
Summary: Daniel supported reforming the Petroleum Rent Resource Tax, so that polluting industries pay a fairer share to extract Australia’s natural resources, like fossil fuels. Daniel also states that Australians have just 4.3% ownership in the companies extracting and processing natural gas. Daniel supports a fair windfall tax arrangement for multinational gas companies.
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
Type: They Vote for You
Summary: Daniel voted consistently for capping gas prices.
Link: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/goldstein/zoe_daniel/policies/292
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Type: Media Release
Summary: Daniel expressed concerns of the proposed public service job cuts, mentioning that Goldstein electors needing to access government services have noticed the improvement in government service delivery since staff levels have been reinstated. Daniel says, “simply cutting civil service jobs makes no sense”.
Link: https://app.advoc8.co/public/feeds_v2/media_releases/RQTQxrg
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Podcast
Summary: Daniel joins former ACCC Chief, Professor Allan Fels on the Find Your Voice podcast, discussions the strategies to strengthen competition policy, and measures to tackle market power imbalances.
Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/find-your-voice-with-zoe-daniel/id1598658695
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
It is unclear if Zoe Daniel does or does not support this policy.
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
Type: Website
Summary: Daniel recognises that the housing crisis is a national emergency, and has proposed a national “Under One Roof” housing summit in 2025 to address the issue at hand and creating sustainable, long-lasting housing solutions that break down the barriers between federal, state, and local governments. This suggests support for incentivising states/territories to strengthen renters rights and protections using existing legislation.
Link: https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/housing-crisis-under-one-roof/
Increase investment in public and community housing
Type: They Vote for You
Summary: Daniel voted consistently for federal action on public housing.
Link: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/goldstein/zoe_daniel/policies/116
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
We could not find evidence to suggest Daniel supports allowing first-home buyers to access their super.
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel proposes her own policy called Under One Roof which seeks to solve the housing crisis through a summit that involves all levels of government.
Source: https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/housing-crisis-under-one-roof/
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
Type: They Vote for You
Summary: Daniel almost always voted for the Built to Rent scheme, a scheme that sits alongside shared equity programs like Help to Buy.
Link: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/goldstein/zoe_daniel/policies/326
Introduce energy bill rebates
Type: They Vote for You
Summary: Daniel voted in favour of the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025, which will deliver cost of living relief to Australians. This suggests support for further relief, like energy bill rebates.
Link: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2025-03-26/3
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel says that Households must be incentivised to transition from gas to electric heating and be encouraged to become self-sufficient via batteries & rooftop solar.
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
Type: Website and They Vote for You
Summary: Daniel’s support for increasing investment in renewable energy - and focus on decarbonising our economy - suggests support for increasing federal financial incentives (e.g. the Community Batteries for Household Solar program) for community batteries. Daniel also supports community energy projects.
Link: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/goldstein/zoe_daniel, https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/climate-2025/ , https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/youth/
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
Type: Statement
Summary: Zoe Daniel has indicated she is supportive of anti-price gouging regulation for sectors where the evidence makes sense for it to apply.
Make university free
We could not find evidence to suggest Daniel supports this policy.
Cut a portion of existing student debt
Type: Social Media
Summary: Daniel helped negotiate changes to the indexation of student debt with the government and other crossbenchers in 2024 to reduce student debt. This indications support for cutting a portion of existing student debt.
Support more fee-free TAFE places
We could not find evidence to suggest Daniel supports this policy.
Increase funding for public schools
Type: Media Release
Summary: Daniel welcomed the Productivity Commission report into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) system and its recommendation towards a universally accessible and affordable system.
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
Type: Media Release
Summary: Daniel welcomed the Productivity Commission report into Australia’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) system and its recommendation towards a universally accessible and affordable system.
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
Type: They Vote for You
Summary: Daniel voted consistently for ending government investment in fossil fuels and no new fossil fuel projects.
Link: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/goldstein/zoe_daniel
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Website
Summary: Daniel is committed to 80% renewable energy by 2030 target.
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel says that the Safeguard Mechanism could be improved by expanding its remit to additional sectors, such as agriculture and transport.
Increase investment in preventative health programs
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel’s main investment focus is on the prevention surrounding mental health and eating disorders.
Source: https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/health-and-wellbeing/
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel will ensure the Government delivers more funding for local bulk-billing.
Source: https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/health-and-wellbeing/
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
Type: Statement
Summary: Zoe Daniel has indicated that she supports, in principle, a meaningful increase in funding for healthcare professionals, including regional workforces.
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel is focusing on the mental health crisis, particularly for youth mental health.
Source: https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/health-and-wellbeing/
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Type: Statement
Summary: Zoe Daniel has indicated she is supportive of what the ALP government has done on the PBC recently.
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
Type: Website
Summary: With a 80% renewable energy by 2030 target, Daniel supports increasing public and incentivise private investment in large-scale renewable energy, storage and grid infrastructure.
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
It is unclear if Zoe Daniel does or does not support this policy.
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
Summary: Zoe Daniel argues that nuclear reactor technology just isn’t the best option for us. There are two key reasons why: it boils down to price and urgency. Nuclear reactors are neither the lowest cost nor fastest option for Australia to reach net-zero while it still counts.
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel supports Reform Freedom of Information laws to ensure they mean what they say.
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel supports an industry-wide, well-funded, appropriately resourced, self-regulation agency to maintain standards and restore public confidence in our media. Zoe Daniel supports appropriate resources for our national broadcasters, the ABC and SBS, to ensure they can address the challenges of our rapidly changing media landscape.
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
Type: Website
Summary: Zoe Daniel wants to overhaul laws regulating political lobbying in Canberra, which today allow for undue political influence and access to our public officeholders. Zoe Daniel supports real-time publication of Ministerial diaries, including disclosure of lobbyists met with by Ministers and their staff.
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
Type: Website
Summary: Daniel’s focus on decarbonisation, including in the transport industry, is aligned with supporting incentives to improve the frequency, reliability, and accessibility of shared transport.
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Type: Website
Summary: Daniel’s focus on decarbonisation, including in the transport industry, is aligned with supporting incentives to improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport.
Link: https://zoedaniel.com.au/policies/climate-2025/
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Website
Summary: Daniel believes electric vehicles are essential if Australia is to decarbonise its transport system and meet our climate goals, but does not mention increasing the effectiveness of the NVES.
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