National Policy

Men and women of Australia,

Like you, as a citizen of Australia I’m disgusted by the selfishness of politicians and political parties fighting over their positions and what they might gain from the public purse.

All this at a time of crisis in Australia where over 300,000 people are homeless and eight million people (3.5 million households [source: Foodbank Australia 2025 Hunger Report]) can only afford one meal a day.

The Government and the Opposition don’t care about everyday Australians, they only care about themselves. As one of the country’s wealthiest and most successful businesspeople, I have a duty to every Australian to let you know what’s going on and how it can be corrected.

This country has enormous wealth and capacity to provide a prosperous future for you and your family. The solution won’t be found by just pointing out what is wrong, that’s why I’m declaring that Australia needs a New Deal.

The solution is setting out a comprehensive program with a pathway to prosperity to make the future brighter for you and your family.

I have considered all the issues that affect your life. Below, I have outlined the New Deal all Australians should have. It demonstrates presently that the government and all politicians only care about themselves. We care about you!

May God bless you and keep your family safe under the Southern Cross.

Clive Palmer
Chairman, United Australia Party

If we abolish Net Zero and allow the private sector to compete and supply all forms of energy, I estimate savings will be $1.6 – $1.9 trillion from costs and the forward estimates.

Lower the cost of living
This means we can bring down the cost of energy and cost of living. Those cost savings can be applied to other areas, creating more jobs by allowing the free market to operate as it should and lower energy costs.

25% tax for exported Australian gas (Aussie gas for Australians)
We need Australian gas for Australians, not sent offshore to benefit other countries. Our own gas can reduce power costs if used to fuel electricity generation. No tax on gas used for power generation in Australia – it’s time to put our people first.

Our infrastructure cannot support continual high levels of immigration. Our roads are congested, hospitals are overflowing, our schools are full, rents are high and housing availability is at an all-time low. Actual immigration, not net immigration, is approaching 1 million per year. We cannot take more people without collapsing our economy and social infrastructure.
Consequently, until we can absorb it, we must have zero immigration and limit arrivals to family reunions and work permits for projects of national significance.

Many people on pensions are currently living in poverty. We can apply the huge savings from abolishing Net Zero to lift their standard of living.

The New Deal will introduce a new Australian Care Benefit for all Australians currently receiving benefits or NDIS, which will be set 30% above current pension levels.

At the same time we must abolish the NDIS and release NDIS workers into other sections of the economy, such as construction, hospitality, personal services, etc. The current NDIS budget is 4 times the health budget and unsustainable.

Historically, Australians receiving welfare have all been treated equally and the New Deal will restore that principle with the Australian Care Benefit scheme, which would include special allowances for people with specific needs.

The savings made from the NDIS will mean we can double the health budget and provide proper health care for all Australians.

The New Deal will dramatically increase hospital bed availability under the new budget – including in regional Australia – and will incentivise doctors and nurses to serve in regional areas so standards of care are not diminished.

All medical services, including GP visits, should be free and fully funded by savings made from eliminating the NDIS.

Under The New Deal, Commonwealth funding will ensure all state education departments and classrooms are free from political influence, special interest groups and gender politics.

New rules will be introduced to ensure medications and vaccines are properly tested. New legislation will ensure drug companies are not exempt from damages claims, and doctors will be free to prescribe what is best for their patients, not what governments enforce or promote.

Australia is a signatory to the 1948 Human Rights Declaration and the New Deal will implement this into Australian law. The New Deal will protect Australian citizens from government overreach into their lives.

Generations of Australians’ tax dollars have been spent to establish world-leading universities and education facilities in Australia.

The government has ceased providing sufficient operational funds, and as a result universities have prostituted themselves by filling higher education with foreign students, at the expense of Australian students.

Consequently, we have a shortage of skilled professionals who are essential for an expanding and prosperous economy. We will limit the number of foreign students to 50,000 per year.

Under The New Deal, universities will be fully funded by government, protecting their independence and guarding against foreign governments prospering from our education system to the detriment of our national security.

The New Deal will initiate a review of mandatory rules requiring students to undertake a vaccination as a condition of entry to an education facility.

Savings from abandoning Net Zero will be used to abolish student debt and forgive all loans.

Education will be free and merit based. Government policy will be colour blind, free of race or gender priorities and in the best interests of Australians.

In the 1960s Australia led the world in home ownership, stable economy and our low crime rate meant it was a safe place to live. How times have changed!

• The New Deal will commit $1 trillion to safeguard home ownerships as an achievable right for all Australians by;
• Adopting the New Deal immigration policy to ensure increasing demand does not increase prices for basic housing;
• Fast-tracking development approvals. Slash red tape by 80%.
• Establishing fast trains 120kms from capital cities, opening up affordable land and satellite cities within a 20-minute commute from a CBD;
• Exercise land resumption powers for large chunks of land for housing development.

The New Deal will establish a Housing Lending Authority with loans at 2% above government borrowing rates for up to 90% of the cost of a home. Ownership will remain with the citizen, not the government.

The New Deal will introduce the National Insurance Corporation with the sole purpose of guaranteeing gap deposits and housing loans.

The New Deal will address it head-on, save your family from its impact and end government’s over-reliance on taxation as a source of revenue.

• Australia supplies over 90% of all iron ore to the Chinese manufacturing market, where tens of trillions of dollars are invested in manufacturing.
• China achieved its number 1 position in world trade and manufacturing by using Australian iron ore. China’s economy and industry have no alternative.
• In the 1960s, Australia had an export license on the export of iron ore. The New Deal will introduce a 25% export license on the export of all Australian iron ore.
• The export license receipts will be isolated for the sole purpose of repaying our national debt which will relieve every Australian from that burden and set up our future prosperity.

Do you want to pay our national debt or have our exports do it?

There was a time when Australia had oil refineries in every capital city, a car manufacturing industry, mineral refineries and booming exports.

Australia must refine its own oil, store fuel in Australia – not in the USA – and incentivise oil exploration in Australia.

Opportunities still exist but the Reserve Bank inhibits Australian banks from lending to the resources industry. It’s time to remove those restrictions and open up opportunities.

Australia has the second largest repository of super funds in the world. Government provides large tax concessions to Australians who invest in super, yet the majority of funds are invested in Europe or North America, not Australia.

This has to change. If Australians’ super is to continue to enjoy discounted tax rates those funds must be invested here.

With 350,000 homeless Australians, we must act to restore dignity and a minimum standard of living.

• Establish a Commonwealth fund to provide up to $400 million to assist the 3.5 million households (8 million people) suffering from food insecurity.
• Introduce a tax write-off for farmers and food producers who donate food or produce to food charities.
• Ban artificial meat and artificial food additives.
• The Australian Government gives Papua New Guinea $600,000,000 for a new rugby league team, but nothing for starving Australians.

Our cities are bursting at the seams. We face a future of heavy congestion, serious housing affordability issues and mounting cost of living pressures.

• By providing a 20% tax concession incentive to people living more than 200kms from a capital city, we can decentralise Australia and encourage people to move to or settle in regional areas.
• The policy has the potential to attract high quality professionals and new businesses to regional areas.
• Zonal taxation will assist our farmers’ capacity to cope with drought and natural disasters.
• Boost property and land development with increased regional population.
• Reinvest 10% of mineral royalties back into the region they came from.

The New Deal will reduce waste, appreciate our public servants and present them with opportunities to become more skilled and more productive.

The New Deal will set up an authority to review the public service, eliminate duplication of tasks between state, federal and local government, and reset the public service to the priorities of the nation.

Australian needs a new, modern defence strategy to protect Australia from existing and emerging threats. A missile arsenal has proven to be effective in recent conflicts. The New Deal will establish a defence policy that puts Australia first.

Australia will adopt a Bill of Rights which will guarantee all Australians fair treatment under the law and protection from violation by the state. This includes:

• The right to a fair trial
• The right to be properly informed of what charges an individual is facing
• The right to legal representation
• The right to a speedy trial
• The right to free speech and expression
• The right to equitable treatment for all Australian citizens
• The right to freedom of movement
• Privacy rights
• A review of all existing legislation
• Law reform where required to ensure equitable treatment

It should be the policy of the Australian Government to always balance its budget and not live beyond our means.