Policies

The LDP values the natural environment within the context of a prosperous society that provides equal protection under the law and is based on respect for individual freedom, personal responsibility, small government and the defence of private property.

The LDP would expand opportunities to live and work in Australia while carefully guarding access to welfare and citizenship.

The LDP supports significant tax cuts.

The LDP advocates an immediate end to government ownership of the ABC, SBS, Australia Post, Medibank Private, electricity generation corporations, and bus, ferry and rail services.

The LDP supports free international trade in goods, services and capital.

The LDP opposes programs that seek to impose particular values or correct perceived disadvantage through affirmative action.

The LDP supports replacing all current welfare with a negative income tax that provides a basic standard of living and assistance to the working poor.

The LDP supports competitive federalism as it was intended by the founders of the constitution.

The LDP supports voluntary voting, citizens initiated referenda, fixed parliamentary terms, recall elections, constitutional protection of private property and sunset clauses on legislation.

The LDP supports a free market in labour and would replace the minimum wage with a negative income tax to support low-income earners.

The LDP believes school regulation should be devolved to state level and funded through school vouchers that promote competition between schools and encourage parental choice.

The LDP supports the right to own firearms for sport, hunting, collecting and self-defence.

The LDP believes adults have a right to end their own lives, with or without assistance, and to have access to information to help them do it.

The LDP believes governments lack the competence to address climate change and prefers market responses instead.

The LDP will return to consumers control of individual health care choices.

The LDP does not generally support the criminalisation of victimless crimes and will seek to reduce the intrusion of government into these areas.

 National defence is a legitimate role of the Commonwealth government. However, unnecessary expenditure on defence contributes to excessive taxation.

Adults must be free to make their own lifestyle decisions, including marriage, without interference by the government or requiring its approval.

The LDP believes those who choose to use motorcycles and scooters should not be discouraged by government policies.

The LDP supports nuclear power provided it is subject to the same tax policies as other energy sources.

The LDP believes maintaining the safety and security of the Australian people and their property must be the government’s first priority.

The LDP does not believe in either subsidising or unfairly taxing any particular source of energy, including nuclear.

The LDP is neither pro-smoking nor anti-smoking; it is pro-choice.

  The LDP believes gambling (gaming) is like any other form of entertainment - a matter of choice for responsible adults. Just as we may turn off the television or refuse to enter a cinema, we may also leave a casino or decline to bet on a horse race.

The LDP believes traffic laws should strike a better balance between safety and efficient travel.

The LDP recognises the reality that Taiwan (The Republic of China) is a free, prosperous and independent country and supports immediate re-establishment of full diplomatic relations and a seat at the UN and in other world organisations.

Tibet has struggled to remain independent of China for centuries.