Labor and coalition have officially launched their federal electoral campaigns, with the cost of living and the first housing buyers that occupy the center of the stage as the race is close to half of the brand.
He announced a $ 10 billion plan that work says that it will help the first housing buyers to upload to the property scale by making 100,000 homes available exclusively for them. He also promised to expand the first housing guarantee scheme, which allows a 5 percent deposit for a deposit, and the government guaranteed 15 percent, all buyers for the first time.
Albanese also revealed that the Labor would introduce an “instant tax deduction” of $ 1,000 for work -related expenses.
Meanwhile, He said the coalition would allow the first housing buyers to buy new compilations to deduce the interest component of their mortgage payments in the first $ 650,000 of their mortgage loan for five years. The scheme would apply to the owners-outdents and would be tested with the media, with a $ 175,000 revenue limit for single and $ 250,000 for couples. Dutton also confirmed Towards a deposit for your first home.
The opposition leader also announced that $ 10 billion would go to compensation for cost of living taxes. The tax exemption would apply to those who earn up to $ 144,000, and was calculated to deliver up to $ 1,200 at the end of the financial year.
Dutton says that Australia faces a ‘fundamental choice’
Dutton spoke at Liverpool Catholic Club in southwest Sydney. Former prime ministers John Howard, Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott were among the attendees.
He said that the nation faced a “fundamental election”, whose result “would define the coming decades.”
“We must become a more resistant, self -sufficient, ingenious and robust country,” Dutton said, adding that a coalition government “would revive our national self -confidence.”
Former Prime Minister John Howard (in the photo shaking Peter Dutton’s hand) was one of the former leaders to attend the launch of the coalition campaign. Fountain: AAPA / Mick Tsiks
He said that Australia would become a “nation of nuclear propulsion” under the coalition, claiming that technology would reduce energy prices for consumers, a claim At least in the short term.
The coalition would carry out a “complete audit” on government spending for indigenous programs, said Dutton, that “it would improve the results of housing, health, education and employment.”
He said that a coalition government would maintain a real commission on sexual abuse in indigenous communities. Many groups have said that there are .
Dutton said that a government that leads will be “committed to ensuring that the classrooms are places of education, not indoctrination”, and added that a curriculum that focused on reading, writing and arithmetic “would become the norm” under a coalition government.
The opposition leader said that the world faced “uncertain times” and that the Australian army must be equipped “at speed and scale”, and that the “soon announced an important investment in defense” coalition.
“It is a necessary investment in our security, in determining aggression and peace maintenance,” he said.
Albanese wants to give young Australians a “fair crack” when buying a house
Speaking in a conference center in Perth, Albanese said that the promise of $ 10 billion to the first housing owners would give young Australians a “fair crack” in the purchase because they would not have to compete with real estate investors.
“We want Australians to pay a house where they want to live, near their family, friends, work and community,” said Albanese.
Work has promised to work with states and territories to use vacant or underutilized government lands to release and plan approvals to build the 100,000 houses from 2026, and buyers move in 2028.
But the promise occurs when childbirth faces pressure on its broader promise of although it maintains that the objective can still be met.
(From left to right) The Minister of Interior Affairs, Tony Burke, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and the Minister of Finance, Katy Gallagher, at the launch of the federal campaign of the Electoral Campaign of Work 2025 on Sunday. Fountain: AAPA / Lukas Coch
Albanese said that “instant tax deduction” of $ 1,000 for work -related expenses would be to help people to lose claims to those who are entitled and prevent them from paying more taxes than they should.
It would be available since the financial year 2026-2027, and would give taxpayers the option to claim a fixed deduction of $ 1,000 for said expenses instead of injecting individual claims. Those who choose would not need to keep the expenses under the threshold.
“If you are in a job in which you spend more than $ 1,000 every year on your uniform or equipment, you can still claim a higher deduction in the usual way,” he said.
Albanese also accused the coalition of wanting to “imitate” American style policies.
“Why would the hell try to imitate anywhere else?” Albanese said. “We do not want a commitment system in which people have to trust the advice to reach the end of the month. We do not want Australian students to charge with a life of a debt. And we never want an American -style health system in this country.”
Until now, the coalition has not announced a policy that would increase university rates for national students. Work has committed to But the former coalition government has left – That he saw cuts so that some degrees and large increase to others, instead.
The coalition also has Medicare of $ 8.5 billion of work and $ 573 million women’s health promises.
