All 100 proposals are listed. Supporting material varies by item; inclusion does not mean a completed research parcel.
No. 1
REPEAL the carbon tax, and do not replace it
EXPLORE →No. 2
ABOLISH the Department of Climate Change
EXPLORE →No. 3
ABOLISH the Clean Energy Fund
EXPLORE →No. 4
REPEAL section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
EXPLORE →No. 5
ABANDON Australia’s bid for a UN Security Council seat
EXPLORE →No. 6
REPEAL the Renewable Energy Target
EXPLORE →No. 7
RETURN income-taxing powers to the states
EXPLORE →No. 8
ABOLISH the Commonwealth Grants Commission
EXPLORE →No. 9
ABOLISH the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
EXPLORE →No. 10
WITHDRAW from the Kyoto Protocol
EXPLORE →No. 11
INTRODUCE fee competition to Australian universities
EXPLORE →No. 12
REPEAL the National Curriculum
EXPLORE →No. 13
INTRODUCE competing private secondary-school curriculums
EXPLORE →No. 14
ABOLISH the Australian Communications and Media Authority
EXPLORE →No. 15
ELIMINATE laws requiring radio and television broadcasters to be balanced
EXPLORE →No. 16
ABOLISH television spectrum licensing and devolve spectrum management to common law
EXPLORE →No. 17
END local-content requirements for Australian television stations
EXPLORE →No. 18
ELIMINATE Family Tax Benefits
EXPLORE →No. 19
ABANDON the Paid Parental Leave scheme
EXPLORE →No. 20
MEANS-TEST Medicare
EXPLORE →No. 21
END corporate welfare and subsidies by closing the relevant federal department
EXPLORE →No. 22
INTRODUCE voluntary voting
EXPLORE →No. 23
END mandatory disclosure of political donations
EXPLORE →No. 24
END the media blackout in the final days of election campaigns
EXPLORE →No. 25
END public funding for political parties
EXPLORE →No. 26
REMOVE anti-dumping laws
EXPLORE →No. 27
ELIMINATE media-ownership restrictions
EXPLORE →No. 28
ABOLISH the Foreign Investment Review Board
EXPLORE →No. 29
ELIMINATE the National Preventative Health Agency
EXPLORE →No. 30
CEASE subsidising the car industry
EXPLORE →No. 31
FORMALISE a one-in, one-out approach to regulatory reduction
EXPLORE →No. 32
RULE OUT federal funding for the 2018 Commonwealth Games
EXPLORE →No. 33
DEREGULATE parallel importation of books
EXPLORE →No. 34
END preferences for industry super funds in workplace-relations law
EXPLORE →No. 35
LEGISLATE a cap on government spending and tax as a percentage of GDP
EXPLORE →No. 36
LEGISLATE a balanced-budget amendment limiting deficits
EXPLORE →No. 37
FORCE government agencies to put all spending online in a searchable database
EXPLORE →No. 38
REPEAL plain packaging for cigarettes and rule it out for other products
EXPLORE →No. 39
REINTRODUCE voluntary student unionism at universities
EXPLORE →No. 40
INTRODUCE a voucher scheme for secondary schools
EXPLORE →No. 41
REPEAL the alcopops tax
EXPLORE →No. 42
INTRODUCE a special economic zone in northern Australia
EXPLORE →No. 43
REPEAL the mining tax
EXPLORE →No. 44
DEVOLVE environmental approvals for major projects to the states
EXPLORE →No. 45
INTRODUCE a single rate of income tax with a generous tax-free threshold
EXPLORE →No. 46
CUT company tax to 25%
EXPLORE →No. 47
CEASE funding the Australia Network
EXPLORE →No. 48
PRIVATISE Australia Post
EXPLORE →No. 49
PRIVATISE Medibank
EXPLORE →No. 50
BREAK UP the ABC and put each function out to tender
EXPLORE →No. 51
PRIVATISE SBS
EXPLORE →No. 52
REDUCE the size of the public service to at least its 2001 level
EXPLORE →No. 53
REPEAL the Fair Work Act
EXPLORE →No. 54
ALLOW individuals and employers to negotiate employment terms directly
EXPLORE →No. 55
ENCOURAGE independent contracting by overturning regulations
EXPLORE →No. 56
ABOLISH the Baby Bonus
EXPLORE →No. 57
ABOLISH the First Home Owner Grant
EXPLORE →No. 58
ALLOW the Northern Territory to become a state
EXPLORE →No. 59
HALVE the size of the Coalition from 32 to 16
EXPLORE →No. 60
REMOVE remaining tariff and non-tariff barriers to international trade
EXPLORE →No. 61
SLASH top public-servant salaries to lower international standards
EXPLORE →No. 62
END public subsidies to sport and the arts
EXPLORE →No. 63
PRIVATISE the Australian Institute of Sport
EXPLORE →No. 64
END hidden protectionist measures in government tendering
EXPLORE →No. 65
ABOLISH the Office of Film and Literature Classification
EXPLORE →No. 66
RULE OUT government-supported or mandated internet classification
EXPLORE →No. 67
MEANS-TEST tertiary student loans
EXPLORE →No. 68
ALLOW people to opt out of superannuation if they forgo government income support in retirement
EXPLORE →No. 69
IMMEDIATELY HALT construction of the NBN and privatise completed sections
EXPLORE →No. 70
END government-funded nanny-state advertising
EXPLORE →No. 71
REJECT compulsory food and alcohol labelling
EXPLORE →No. 72
PRIVATISE the CSIRO
EXPLORE →No. 73
DEFUND Harmony Day
EXPLORE →No. 74
CLOSE the Office for Youth
EXPLORE →No. 75
PRIVATISE the Snowy River Scheme
EXPLORE →No. 76
HAVE state premiers appoint High Court justices
EXPLORE →No. 77
ALLOW ministers to be appointed from outside Parliament
EXPLORE →No. 78
EXTEND the GST to all goods and services and return extra revenue through other tax cuts
EXPLORE →No. 79
ABOLISH the federal Department of Health and return health policy to the states
EXPLORE →No. 80
ABOLISH the federal Department of Education and return education policy to the states
EXPLORE →No. 81
REPEAL new mandatory data-retention laws
EXPLORE →No. 82
ABOLISH the Human Rights Commission
EXPLORE →No. 83
HAVE trade unions regulated like public companies under ASIC
EXPLORE →No. 84
END public funding to unions and employer associations
EXPLORE →No. 85
REPEAL laws protecting unions from competition
EXPLORE →No. 86
EXTEND unrestricted work visas for New Zealanders to citizens of the United States
EXPLORE →No. 87
NEGOTIATE free-trade agreements with major trading partners
EXPLORE →No. 88
RESTORE fundamental legal rights in Commonwealth legislation
EXPLORE →No. 89
ADHERE to Constitution section 51(xxxi) on property and compensation
EXPLORE →No. 90
REPEAL legislative restrictions on nuclear power
EXPLORE →No. 91
ALLOW full competition on foreign air routes
EXPLORE →No. 92
ABOLISH the Medicare Levy Surcharge
EXPLORE →No. 93
ABOLISH the Luxury Car Tax
EXPLORE →No. 94
HALVE the number of days Parliament sits
EXPLORE →No. 95
ABOLISH Tourism Australia and cease subsidising tourism
EXPLORE →No. 96
MAKE government payments to external parties publicly available
EXPLORE →No. 97
ABANDON plans to restrict foreign investment in agriculture
EXPLORE →No. 98
CEASE creating government-funded lobby groups
EXPLORE →No. 99
RULE OUT mandatory pre-commitment for electronic gaming machines
EXPLORE →No. 100
ABOLISH the Four Pillars policy preventing major-bank mergers
EXPLORE →The public policy agenda in its own words
The combined 2012 list is treated as a primary-source policy record—not as proof that later government decisions were caused by the IPA.
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Ellie’s colour-coded research edition
Ellie reformatted the full 100-policy manifesto onto one page and graded the active verb used in each policy goal—words such as “abolish,” “repeal,” “end,” “privatise,” “introduce” and “allow.” Each verb has its own colour, while the accompanying key records how often it appears. Open the large version to examine the wording, or download it for reference.
One-page research presentation. Tap the image to open it at full size.
The legend identifies the colour assigned to each active verb and records how often that verb appears across the 100 goals.
Evidence note: The IPA links above are the primary sources for the original policy lists. The reformatting, colour coding and word counts are Ellie Large’s research presentation, provided to help readers inspect the language. They do not by themselves establish that any proposal was adopted or caused a later government decision.
Putting the parties to the IPA test
The first five proposals are now mapped across the political landscape. This is a longitudinal graphic designed to accompany the daily manifesto entries; the complete 100-item record will be published in shareable groups of five.
How to read the test tubes
Each coloured tube shows the documented level of support, policy similarity or implementation associated with a party. The scale runs from 0 to 100; a grey question mark means the party has not yet been rated.
Party colours are locators, not evidence. One Nation is bright orange. Every rating should be read with the linked research and its limits.
The five-item format is intentionally digestible and shareable. Later batches will extend the same visual record until all 100 proposals can be followed over time.
Method note: Similarity, public support and implementation are different kinds of evidence. A matching position does not by itself prove influence, coordination or control. Follow the underlying manifesto and research files for the evidence behind each comparison.