Election Commitments
Parties & Candidates

The Federal election has been called for 3 May 2025. This page will provide updates on major election commitments, sector analysis and polling throughout the campaign. It is not a complete list – for full details of election platforms, visit the party and candidate websites.

An overview of Federal Budget spending on climate, nature, sustainable foods and First Nations initiatives (and Coalition and sector responses) is available on our Budget blog.

For an overview of election rules for charities, watch our election briefing and visit the ACNC and AEC websites.

LABOR (see full list)

• $2.3B to extend the small-scale renewable energy scheme to subsidise rooftop solar and batteries
• $2B additional funding to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation
• Facilitate purchase of Port of Darwin (with potential implications for the operation of Middle Arm)
• $250M for ‘environmentally friendly’ fuels for planes, trucks and ships
• $60M for EV charging infrastructure
• $10M Reef Educational Experience Fund to “boost education and awareness for schools, tourism operators, and international visitors, while highlighting the importance of sustainable tourism”
• strengthen independent oversight of export abattoirs by the Inspector-General for Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports
• $1.2M to expand Chuwar Koala and Native Fauna Conservation Park

See Anthony Albanese’s campaign launch speech and Energy Ministers’ National Press Club debate

Leaders debate, 16 April 2025 (ABC)

COALITION (see full list)

• $331B to build seven nuclear power plants and two small modular reactors over 25 years
• Halve the fuel excise for 12 months
• National Gas Plan, including east coast gas reserve, allowing the Capacity Investment scheme to invest in gas projects, $1bn for new gas infrastructure, “use-it-or-lose” rules for gas drilling companies, abolishing $16B production tax credits for green hydrogen and critical minerals, give gas same status as critical minerals for access the $4bn export finance fund
• Reviewing emissions reduction targets and the operation of the Safeguard Mechanism
• Removing penalties for breaching vehicle efficiency standards
• Expediting approvals for offshore gas drilling
• Fast-tracking a decision on the expansion of the North West Shelf gas processing facility
• Withdraw bid to host COP31
• Buy or compulsorily acquire the Port of Darwin (with potential implications for Middle Arm)

See Peter Dutton’s launch speech and Energy Ministers’ National Press Club debate

Leaders debate, 16 April 2025 (ABC)

GREENS (see full list)

• 1% of GDP to fund nature conservation, repair, and restoration
• Powering Past Coal and Gas Plan, including:
  • no new coal & gas (thermal coal exports banned by 2030, all coal exports by 2040), phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, and jobs guarantee for affected workers
  • renters’ right to install solar + getting solar into apartments
  • $8B household and small businesses grants and low interest loans to disconnect from gas appliances and install electric alternatives, $6B for solar on public buildings, and extending Renewable Energy Target
  • Strengthening EV charging networks
  • Publicly owned energy company and transmission network
  • funding a workforce for forest and landscape conservation to enhance emissions drawdown
• 50c public transport fares across the country + $250M to expedite uptake of smart ticketing across public transport fleets
• Package to transition away from aviation, including high speed rail, encouraging video conferencing and levies on private jets and business class travel
• $3B Climate Response Service to help prepare for and respond to natural disasters (including risk mapping), deliver cheaper insurance by expanding cyclone reinsurance to all natural disasters and requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute to the reinsurance pool

See Adam Bandt’s address to the National Press Club

INDEPENDENTS & OTHERS

• Emissions reduction targets – 75% by 2035, net zero by 2050 (Steggall, Ryan, Spender, Daniel)
• Industrial Heat Innovation Program to assist manufacturers to adopt technologies to transition away from gas (Helen Haines)
• Building energy efficient package, including requirements for new buildings to be fully electric and solar-ready, ban installation of new gas appliances from 2030, improve transparency of energy efficiency performance (Kate Chaney)
• Ending offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling (Sophie Scamps)
• National transport decarbonisation strategy (including incentivising active and public transport), legislate a target of 100% ZEV new light vehicles sales by 2035 and government fleet targets of 80% by 2025 and 100% by 2030 (Kate Chaney)
• Support for local energy hubs and microgrids (Alex Dyson, Helen Haines)