*Solve the housing crisis. The wrong houses are being built in the wrong places at too high a price by negative gearers who plunder the tax system for no good purpose. Social housing is a disgrace.
*Reduce homelessness and the poverty that causes it.
*Get constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians, approve same sex marriage and get voter approval to create a Republic and design a new Flag.
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*Calculate the Age Pension correctly for the first time in history. It is grossly inadequate as the result of a century of political compromises.
*Stop Superannuation being used as a tax haven.
*Create tough legislation for Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse and Coward Punching.
*Bring in similar legislation to control the promotion of alcohol as currently exists for tobacco.
*Get an Emissions Trading Scheme underway as a matter of urgency.
*Take long overdue steps towards drought proofing Australia and increasing rural productivity.
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*Commence a massive investment in freight and passenger railways in preference to roads.
*Create a sustainable mining industry and encourage investment in clean coal technology.
*Accept more refugees and close the disgraceful hell holes at Nauru and Manus.
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