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         <description><![CDATA[<div>You will be allocated a political party.<br><br>In groups, you will need create a Padlet post that includes the following information about your party:<br><br></div><ul><li>Party name</li><li>Party slogan</li><li>Party leader</li><li>Major beliefs/values</li><li>Number of members</li><li>Year established</li><li>Key economic policies</li><li>Other major policies</li><li>Image must be party logo</li></ul><div><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 01:38:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Labour Party (red)?? (Chaz, Elsie, Renatah)</title>
         <author>borgcha</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192267740</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>- SLOGAN: "A Better Future"<br>- Party Leader: Anthony Albanese<br>- Members : 430,926<br>- Year Est. 1901<br>- Policies:<br>- Protecting penalty rates<br>- Repair Social housing<br><br>- Economic Policies:<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- cutting down on contractors, consultants and labour hire&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in the public service<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Prioritising smart, responsible and targeted investments<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Conducting a waste and rorts audit<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;- Closing down loopholes that are used to not pay taxes </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:12:05 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Socialist Alliance</title>
         <author>Olivia_Stagno</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192268643</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>- Socialist Alliance<br>- The party slogan is "For the billions, not the billionaires".<br>- The leaders consist of Sue Bolton (City of Moreland), Sam Wainwright (City of Fremantle) and Rob Pyne (Cairns Region).<br><br>Major beliefs/values:<br>- Refugee rights<br>- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights<br>- Anti-racism<br>- Environmental sustainability<br>- Public ownership<br><br>Number of members: 1,650<br>Year established: 2001<br><br>Key economic policies:<br>-&nbsp; Tax corporations and the rich-no GST<br>- Nationalise mines, banks and energy companies<br>- Shifting to 100% renewable energy<br>- Bring power industries under public ownership<br>- Democracy, not corporate dictatorship<br>- Migrant and asylum seeker rights<br><br>Other major policies:<br>- Scrap all anti - union laws<br>- Put the police under community control<br>- Scrap "anti-terror" laws<br>- MAKE WAGE THEFT A CRIME<br>- </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:12:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The United Australia Party (Donald Trump 2.0)</title>
         <author>gentryryl</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192270660</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>United Australia Party</strong><br><strong>Slogan -</strong> Help Us Make Australia Great.<br><strong>Leader</strong> - Clive Palmer<br><strong>Major Beliefs and Values</strong> - The Liberals, Labor and Greens are stupid, <br><strong>Number of Members</strong> - over 80000 (that's quite big)<br><strong>Year Established </strong>-&nbsp; 1931<br><strong>Economic Policies - </strong><br>- Repayment of National Debt, <br>- Bring Australian Super Home (A trillion dollars of super brought back to Australia) <br>- Process Australian minerals in Australia<br>- End Australia’s Energy Crisis <br>- Encourage Australians to buy local Australian Products<br>- Increase age pension by $180 a fortnight<br>- Giving hospitals the funding they need<br>- Allow businesses to trade out of difficulty<br>- Zonal Taxation for regional communities<br>- Abolish Fringe Benefits Tax<br>- Tax relief on second jobs<br>- Change how Provisional Tax is paid<br>- Link all service pensions to average earnings<br><strong>Other Policies - </strong><br>- A maximum of 3% interest rate on home loans&nbsp;<br>- the First $30,000 of a home loan to be tax-deductible&nbsp;<br>- Abolish HECS debts for students<br>- End Lockdowns. Forever<br>- No Domestic Vaccine Passports<br>- Respect the Sanctity of Doctor-Patient Relationship<br>- Abolish National Cabinet<br>- Protecting Free Speech from Foreign Tech Giants<br>- Protect Australian values<br>- Exclusion of Lobbyists<br>- Strengthen Australia’s Defence<br>- Link all service pensions to average earnings<br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:13:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Liberal Party of Australia</title>
         <author>johnlex</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192279215</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Party Slogan<br></strong>“Strong Economy, Stronger Future”<br><br><strong>Party Leader<br></strong>Scott Morrison (also known as Scomo)<br><br><strong>Major Beliefs/Values</strong></div><ul><li>Inalienable rights and freedoms of all peoples</li><li>A lean government that minimised interference in day to day lives and maximises individual and private sector initiatives</li><li>A government that nurtures and encourages its citizens through incentives rather than limiting people through disincentives of taxes and structure/red tape (particularly that of the Labour party)</li><li>The most basic freedoms of Australian democracy (protected under the constitution) → the freedom of thought, worship, speech and association</li><li>Just and humane society</li><li>Equal opportunity for all Australians</li><li>Non-competitiveness within the private sector &nbsp;</li><li>That individuals and businesses (rather than governments) are the creators of wealth and employment</li><li>Preserving the natural beauty and environment of Australia</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Number of members<br></strong>36<br><br><strong>Year Established</strong></div><ul><li>On October 16, 1944, the name The Liberal Party of Australia was created and a few months later frameworks and plans were drawn up for the party.&nbsp;</li><li>In 1946, they entered their first election and were successful.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br><strong>Key Economic Policies</strong></div><ul><li>Stabilising &amp; reducing gross and net debt (share in the economy</li><li>Targeting a budget balance over the course of the economic cycle that is consistent with the debt objective.&nbsp;</li><li>Controlling expenditure growth&nbsp;</li><li>Supporting revenue growth</li><li>Using the government to support productivity-enhancing investments</li><li>Ongoing structural reforms to boost economic growth</li><li>Enabling Australians to keep more of what they earn through increasing tax releif</li><li>Maintaining funding for public hospitals</li><li>Guaranteeing cheaper medicines including treatments for cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and bowel cancer.</li><li>Increased commonwealth school funding</li><li>Investing our regions to deliver the critical transport, industries, skills, water and communications infrastructure they need to thrive.</li><li>Making investments in infrastructure, defence and border security<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>Other major policies</strong></div><ul><li><strong>"</strong>support individual rights (including civil rights and human rights)"</li><li>"liberal democracy",</li><li>"rule of law",&nbsp;</li><li>"economic and political freedom",&nbsp;</li><li>"freedom of speech",&nbsp;</li><li>"freedom of the press",&nbsp;</li><li>"freedom of religion"</li></ul><div><strong><br></strong><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:20:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>National Party</title>
         <author>hockeyjos</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192279924</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Leader - Barnaby Joyce&nbsp;<br>Members - 36<br>Established&nbsp; - January 22 1920<br>Major Beliefs and Values</div><ul><li>Strong representation of our local communities and the delivery of positive outcomes on the issues that affect their lives and lifestyles;</li><li>Security for our communities and their families, through the preservation of decent health, safety, social and economic welfare standards;</li><li>Individual achievement, the importance of free choice and a fair go, the reward for private enterprise and the need for equity investment and wealth generation&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br>Key economic policies</div><ul><li>Strengthening the economy to deliver more jobs, more apprentices and working towards unemployment below four per cent.</li><li>Tackling the cost of living pressures through a reduction in fuel costs, increasing housing affordability and reducing taxes for regional workers and their families</li><li>Greater investment in regional infrastructure will create long-term opportunities and growth to underpin regional prosperity</li><li>Building a better health system that will provide more GPs and health specialists in our regions and towns where they are needed.</li><li>Bringing back manufacturing to Australia will reduce Australia’s reliance on others while creating local jobs in regional communities</li></ul><div><br>Their Mission:<br>“The Nationals are dedicated to delivering future security, opportunity and prosperity for all regional Australians, through targeted polices that focus on stronger regional economies, secure communities, a sustainable environment and the highest possible standard of living”<br><br></div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:20:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>One Nation</title>
         <author>wilcockrub</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192282181</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>&nbsp;Party leader: Pauline Hanson<br>hola amigos&nbsp;<br><br>Major beliefs and Values: We are a party that stands for Australia and Australian values. We defend our constitution and stand up against global agendas for the individual rights and fundamental freedoms of all Australians.<br><br>Number of members:&nbsp;<br>- 15 members in the House of Representatives<br><br>Year established: Pauline Hanson exploded upon the Australian political scene with her landmark maiden speech to Parliament after she was elected the Member for Oxley in 1996. One Nation achieved a primary vote of 9% in the Federal election and 22% in the 1998 Queensland elections.<br><br>Key economic policies:<br>One Nation acknowledges that the most basic function of government is to provide a safe, secure and peaceful society for its citizens.<br><br>Other major policies:<br>For Australia’s identity and vision to be inspired by a fresh appreciation of its natural resources, its people and history - thereby recognising and acting upon their importance to our continued well being of responsibly developing, conserving and renewing our country and way of life.<br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:22:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Greens</title>
         <author>ahchamkay</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/2022election/wish/2192295573</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Slogan: Providing the services we all need to live a better life<br><br>Leader: Adam Bandt<br><br>Major belief: The liberals and labour are not doing enough to reduce climate change and any further policies made by them will worsen the situation<br>Number of members: 15000<br><br>year established: 1992<br><br>Key economic policies: Taxing billionaires and big corporations, and more pay and secure jobs. Strong renewable economy.&nbsp;<br><br>Other policies: free healthcare, free education and no student debt</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-05-20 02:32:25 UTC</pubDate>
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