☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 32 🗳️💨</p><p>Things are coming in thick and fast today, so I’ll try to summarise the major themes. </p><p>No Policies of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coalition</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AngusTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AngusTaylor</span></a> (Opposition Treasurer, Liberal) hands in his <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> homework late, it’s got problems. </p><p>A 🎃 derivative that is toxic ☢️</p><p>“A Coalition government would drive the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> deeper into <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deficit</span></a> over the coming two years, as the shadow finance minister, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JaneHume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneHume</span></a>, insisted her party’s plan to save $17.2bn by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/slashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slashing</span></a> the number of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canberra</span></a>-based <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PublicServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServants</span></a> by 41,000 through “natural attrition” was achievable.”</p><p>If returned to power, the Coalition would gut a long list of environment and clean energy programs, including <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/scrapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scrapping</span></a> the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agency</span></a>, reversing Labor’s <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TaxBreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxBreaks</span></a> for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a>, and redirecting money slated for the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HomeBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeBatteries</span></a> program.</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Reversing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reversing</span></a> tax incentives for green hydrogen would save $1.5bn over four years, and not proceeding with Labor’s critical mineral production tax credits would save $1.2bn, the Coalition’s election policy costings show.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treasury</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/costings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costings</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/coalition-costings-federal-election-promises-larger-deficit-cut-foreign-aid-environment-clean-energy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/may/01/coalition-costings-federal-election-promises-larger-deficit-cut-foreign-aid-environment-clean-energy</span></a>></p>