Opposition Election Commitment Costing Request of 21 November 2007

This election costing contains information about the Opposition’s request for costings of the following policies:

• National Cancer Plan;
• Better Health Outcomes for Hospitals and Community Health;
• Implementation of Mandatory Renewable Energy Target;
• Nursing Package;
• Financial Services Administration Reform;
• Federal Labor’s Solar Cities;
• Community infrastructure;
• Climate Change and Productivity Research Program (Australia’s Farming Future);
• Climate Change and Adaptation Partnership Program (Australia’s Farming Future);
• Alimta on the PBS;
• Additional funding for the Adult Migrant Educating Programme (AMEP);
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Institute for Trade Skills Excellence;
• Offset for Indigenous Rangers from Working on Country Program;
• Reduce Spending on Legal Services Purchasing;
• Introduction of Whole of Government Procurement for common government services;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Health at Home Plus Budget Measures;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: Travel efficiencies;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: National Nano-Technology Strategy;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: 2006-2007 Additional Budget Funding for ASIC;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Improved Access;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: Financial Literacy Foundation;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: Human Services – Additional Funding;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: Fold Invest Australia Functions into Austrade;
• Climate Change – Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate;
• Abolish Electronic Authentication and Verification;
• Saving’s for Labor’s Better Priorities Absorb Future Fund Advisory Unit;
• ANSTO Graduates and research savings;
• Energy Innovation Fund;
• Green Loans ;
• Green Car Partnership – Action on Climate Change and Green Cars;
• Home for Homeless Individuals and Families;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities:  Efficiency Dividend;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities:  Do Not Call Register;
• Increasing Official Development Assistance to 0.5% by 2015;
• Reversal of 206-07 MYEFO measure Digital Action Plan to increase funding for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and create Digital Australia;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities:  Australian-China Free Trade Agreement- continuation of negotiations;
• National Broadband Network;
• Offset for Labor’s Better Programmes – Earnings from the Health and Medical Investment Fund;
• National Security - Port Security;
• Indigenous Boarding Colleges;
• Offsets for Labor’s Clean Energy Plan fund from LETDF;
• Widows’ Pension Backdating;
• Veterans Affairs;
• Superannuation Clearing House;
• Offset for Labor’s Better Priorities – Oncology;
• National Post-Natal Depression Plan;
• Offset NHT General offset;
• Offsets – Business Skills Vouchers for Apprentices;
• Indigenous Rangers;
• National Elderly Commission – Ambassador for Ageing;
• Labor’s Plan for More Childcare Centres;
• Federal Labor’s Clean Energy Strategy;
• Australian Early Development Index;
• SAS Trust Fund contribution;
• Labor’s Plan to combat Domestic Violence;
• Labor’s Breastfeeding Plan;
• $500 million Renewable Energy Fund;
• Automatic granting of War Widows pension to TTI and intermediate rate pensions;
• Phasing Out Domestic Full Fee Paying Places: New Commonwealth Supported Places;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Cultural Development Program;
• Exports Australia – Revitalising the EMDG Scheme;
• Health and Hospital Reforms – Transitional Aged Care Beds;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Tasmanian Health Services Infrastructure;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Greenhouse Gas Abatement Programme;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Australian Early Development Index;
• World Youth Day;
• Savings for Labor’s Better Priorities: Labor’s Fairer and Flexible Industrial Relations System;
• Family Trusts Discontinuation of Government Measure;
• Reduction in Withholding Tax Rate;
• Safer Suburbs;
• Regional Food Industry Productivity and Innovation Program;
• Referendum on Four Year Fixed Terms;
• Quarantine Research and Preparedness Plan;
• Promoting Australian Produce Plan;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes: Healthy, Active Australia – Promoting Healthy Living;
• National Weeds Research and Productivity Program;
• Mentors for Our Future;
• Labor’s Housing Affordability Fund;
• Kids Health Check;
• New Directions for Indigenous Children: Labor’s Education Revolution: Early Literacy and Numeracy;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Program – Offshore Assistance of Fisheries Structural Adjustment Package;
• Climate Change Adjustment Program (Australia’s Farming Future);
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes – Advancing Australia Farmbis;
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programs – Food Innovation Grants; and
• Offsets for Labor’s Better Programmes – Advancing Australia – Farm Help.

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