Rennick is a
right-wing to
far-right former politician. and on economic policy said he favoured a "protectionist nationalist" form of
capitalism. Since the party's foundation, it has been characterised as
conservative, particularly its economic policies, and
right-wing, Rennick, an
accountant by trade, has claimed Australia's current rate of withholding tax provided an incentive for multinational firms to "ship their profits offshore", and called for lowering the company tax rate to 12%, more than half its current rate (2019). He also cited Australia's system of corporate revenue collection was "why I really want to run" for
Parliament.
Policies • Withdrawal of Australia from the
World Health Organization (WHO). • Remove all funding and references to
climate change. • Drop
net-zero and leave the
Paris Agreement. • Giving childcare subsidy payments directly to parents (subject to welfare checks). • Advocate that
superannuation be voluntary and use the savings to lift the pension. • Call a
Federal Convention to streamline the duplication of roles and responsibilities of State and Federal Governments. • Advocate to means-test the pensions of retired white-collar public servants. • Establishing a "
Infrastructure Bank", which would issue
bonds to the Federal and State Governments for seven types of
Infrastructure –
Dams, Baseload Power Stations (not renewables), Roads, Rail, Ports, Airports and Telecommunications. • Abolish the "Multicultural Department". • Lower the corporate tax rate to 25%. • Hold a
referendum on enshrining
freedom of speech in the
Constitution. • Limit
immigration to under 100,000
work visas and incentivise settlement in regional areas. • Prevent welfare benefits to foreign-born citizens for a ten-year period; with
India. • Oppose abortion except when the mother's life is in danger. ==Notes==