“Let’s Get Australia back on Track!”, says Australia's Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as the Coalition’s unofficial election campaign gets underway.
Dutton addressed voters from the marginal Labor seat of Chisholm, outlining the Coalition's 12 priorities for governing Australia.
This comes a week after Anthony Albanese embarked on a multistate tour to secure votes.
The Liberal National Party (L-NP) has made major pre-election commitments to “ fight cost-of-living pressures, build a stronger economy and cut government waste”, said Dutton.
No new announcements were made, with further policy expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.
“There’s a saying, 'oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose them'. Yes, governments lose elections. But oppositions can – and do – win elections. Provided people know what they stand for. Provided people understand their plan and vision to better the country. And provided people recognise the values, experience and character of the alternative prime minister,” Dutton said.
“I want no Australian to be left wondering what the Coalition stands for.”
In his bid to become the next prime minister, Dutton took the opportunity to reiterate the L-NP’s position on key policy areas such as the economy, migration, nuclear energy and government spending.
Notably, Dutton discussed his government’s plans to deliver lower, simpler, fairer taxes.
Concerning housing and immigration, he proposed a two-year ban on foreign investors and temporary residents purchasing Australian homes as well as reducing the permanent migration program by 25% for two years.
The Coalition leader also used his first major political event of the new year to build momentum for his party ahead of the election, describing Albanese’s Labor government as one of the most “incompetent governments in history".
The date of the next federal election is yet to be called but is expected to be on or before 17 May, with both major party leaders already on the campaign trail.
The Coalition also hopes to make Australian political history by unseating a first-term government for the first time in almost 100 years.
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