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CLIMATE
EMERGENCY

 * DECLARE AND MOBILISE AGAINST CLIMATE EMERGENCY
 * 10 YEAR TRANSITION TO NEGATIVE EMISSIONS
 * PRICE ON CARBON
 * LEAD INTERNATIONALLY TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE
 * 800% RENEWABLES


CLIMATE EMERGENCY

For decades the need for reducing carbon emissions has been known. Now, we have
reached the point of emergency.

We have passed any point that could be regarded as safe, and must not only
reduce emissions to zero, but also draw down existing greenhouse gases to reduce
their overall concentrations.

Preventing catastrophe will require action across all sectors of the world’s
economies, and will require decisive action to take advantage of all options
still open to us.


DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND MOBILISE TO REVERSE GLOBAL WARMING

The world has left it too long for a gradual path to net zero to restore a safe
climate, for tweaked business as usual to get us where we need to be. The nature
of the emergency needs to be recognised, and actions to mobilise against it need
to be prioritised - to take a war-footing against a threat to our survival.

 * Declare an emergency with a Climate Emergency and Mobilisation Act.
 * Place a material price on carbon emissions, and remove all subsidies from
   greenhouse emission intensive practices and vehicles.
 * Incentivise carbon-drawdown measures such as regenerative agriculture.
 * Ensure that climate effects are considered in all other policy actions.


10-YEAR TRANSITION TO NEGATIVE EMISSIONS

Transitioning to negative emissions only requires demonstration that the
technology is available, economical, and reliable. Beginning the path to zero
emissions in 10 years will ensure that we are well-placed to minimise global
warming, and create an economic boom as new sectors emerge to support and
utilise the new economy.

 * Set a target for net zero emissions in 10 years, with negative emissions,
   carbon drawdown, to follow.
 * Build the renewable replacement for the fossil-fuel grid.
 * Much more - refer to Beyond Zero Emissions.


800% RENEWABLES - LEADING THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT

Australia is ideally placed to take advantage of the transition to clean energy
- our large continent and variety of renewable sources ensures that we can
generate far more energy than we need, to export clean energy and energy
intensive products to the world. Leadership and collaboration with the
international community are required in order to reduce greenhouse
concentrations globally.

 * Set an 800% renewable energy target, and establish a national grid to
   distribute renewable energy.
 * Build and incentivise clean energy export markets, and disincentivise
   greenhouse emission intensive imports and products.
 * Invest in Research & Development (R+D), to accelerate the transition away
   from fossil fuels, and make Australia the global leader in clean technology.


ZERO EMISSIONS TRANSPORT

A swift transition to zero emissions across every sector requires urgent work in
the area of transport. Electric vehicle batteries have the added bonus of being
able to stabilise the grid during peak demand.

 * All governments to replace their transport fleets with electric vehicles.
 * Roll out a nationally coordinated electric vehicle charging network.
 * Remove the luxury tax from electric vehicles.
 * Provide high-speed rail from Melbourne to Brisbane.
 * Facilitate financing for purchase of electric vehicles, based on savings
   accrued.
 * Continue to invest in green hydrogen and other zero emissions liquid fuels as
   a potential future zero emissions heavy vehicle and flight fuel.

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FUTURE
FOCUSED

 * INDUSTRIES FOR SPACE AND JOBS OF THE FUTURE
 * RESEARCH FUSION AND CLEAN ENERGY
 * CONNECT AUSTRALIA WITH HIGH-SPEED RAIL
 * CLASSIFY AGEING AS A DISEASE, EXTEND RESEARCH TO PREVENT AGEING (READ MORE)


FUTURE FOCUSED

We live in a world of opportunities – the actions of all of those that came
before us have presented us with the world we have today, and our current
actions will determine the future that all of those who come after us may
enjoy.....

A fundamental role of government is to provide the frameworks and incentives to
guide people and businesses past short-term thinking, and provide a secure
future for the planet, the country, its citizens, and their children.


LONG-TERM VISION

There is great potential for Australia by understanding and planning for where
the country will be in 50 years. By detecting and readying to take advantage of
emerging trends we can develop new economies, build resilience against threats,
and take control of our fate.

 * Create a minister for the future to ensure the long-term consequences of all
   policies are assessed and considered.
 * Invest in research into new medicines and techniques to improve health and
   healthy lifespan.
 * Develop manufacturing districts for industries of the future such as space,
   renewable energy, and quantum and biological computing.


HIGH-SPEED RAIL

The distribution and sprawling nature of our cities is a result of the
difficulty in moving between them at speed. A fast rail network would provide
new options for people's choice of residence, and create vibrant corridors of
economic growth along the line.

 * Build a high-speed rail line between Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, and
   Melbourne


BLACK-SKY THINKING

The largest industries today are based on the invention and development of
singular advancements, such as the transistor. Broadening research avenues to
search for new opportunities may provide the seed for the next scientific
revolution.

 * Double funding for research, development, and commercialisation of new
   technologies.
 * Join the international research effort into developing fusion energy

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EDUCATION FOR
LIFE

 * TEACHING FOR MODERN LIFE
 * NEEDS BASED FUNDING + GONSKI REFORMS
 * UNIVERSITIES FOR EDUCATION, NOT PROFIT


EDUCATION FOR LIFE

Education gives minds, young and old, the language to dream their future, and
the inquisitiveness to bring it about.

Education, by its very nature, is the ultimate plan for the future; it is the
belief that time and effort spent learning today will be justified multiple
times over by the gains it will produce in the future.

Today's students are tomorrow's scientists, engineers, artists, writers and
leaders, so any investment in education is an investment in the country.


FUND ALL STAGES OF EDUCATION

As the economy, technology, and the world changes, we need to ensure that people
have access to the relevant education and skills as industry evolves.
Circumstances may force some transitions, while others will be in response to
new opportunities. It is important that children and adults alike are prepared
for the changing needs of life. 

 * Access to education to be readily available, not limited by distance or
   location, supporting optimal utilisation of information and technology as the
   world rapidly evolves
 * Implement needs based funding (Gonski reforms), which remain unaddressed
   since 2013
 * Incentivise teachers to work in disadvantaged, rural, and remote schools
 * Provide training and support for workers transitioning from disrupted
   industries and professions to related positions in newly enabled industries.


IMPROVE UNIVERSITY OUTCOMES

Universities serve dual purposes of education and research, which both need to
be balanced to ensure one is not prioritised at the expense of the other.
Improving security for research and its commercialisation, and reducing the
overhead that is extensive in the university sector will provide a more
efficient system for all, including the students who rely on it for education.

 * Increase funding and funding periods for research to minimise the need for
   focus on grant applications
 * Impose benchmarks to guarantee the use of public funds for academic salaries,
   teaching material and research
 * Ensure publicly funded research is open-access, to allow free use by others
 * Continue the HECS/HELP scheme to allow access to all, regardless of economic
   circumstances

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ETHICAL
GOVERNANCE

 * ANTI-CORRUPTION BODY
 * COMPASSIONATE WELFARE
 * WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
 * SIMPLER + FAIRER ECONOMICS
 * TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT
 * CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM


ETHICAL GOVERNANCE

We are in a time when a handful of marginal seats receive 80% of discretionary
dollars, corporations are more important than people, the Federal Government
fights any attempts for greater transparency or to be held to account for their
corruption, whistleblowers are prosecuted, and we have enough money for
questionable war toys but not to keep people out of poverty. How far has
Australia fallen? We need to restore what we have lost and go much further to
achieve a just society.


TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT

In order to make informed decisions for a vibrant democracy, citizens need to
know when the government is acting against their best interests. Public servants
are expected to work for the people, and the people should have access to
information to oversee their actions.

 * Real-time disclosure of political donations above $1000 to show flows of
   influence over politicians
 * Open access to advice behind policy decisions (better FOIA)
 * Removal of restrictions of speech on public servants
 * Re-fund the ABC


ANTI-CORRUPTION AND WHISTLEBLOWING

Corruption appears to be widespread in Australian politics, and state ICACs have
demonstrated that there are real cases of wrongdoing for which politicians need
to be held to account.

 * Create an anti-corruption commission at the federal level, with retrospective
   powers and open hearings.
 * Implement protections for whistleblowers and activists


AN ECONOMIC MODEL THAT WORKS FOR ALL PEOPLE

Australians, more than others, have an expectation of a fair-go. But that’s
often not what they receive. With some unable to catch a break, others exploit
the position they are in to pass their externalities across society.

The metrics we use to measure the status of the economy are relatively
meaningless in guiding policy to support a high quality of life for all
Australians. Rethinking our targets will allow us to refocus on building a
better society.

 * Remove taxation loopholes and poverty traps to allow the young and lower
   income to access the same tax system as the most wealthy in society
 * Recognise alternative ‘budgets and balances’ that must be maintained and
   expended effectively, for a diversified metric of people’s quality of life.
   * Monetary: GDP, Budget, Unemployment
   * Environmental: Carbon Concentrations, Biodiversity
   * Personal: Opportunity, Education, Health and Wellbeing


SIMPLER AND FAIRER ECONOMICS

Consider a tax reform package based on land value tax and UBI with a negative
income tax as a potential approach.


OPPOSE RENT-SEEKING AND PARASITIC MONOPOLISM

The Australian government appears to focus more on the welfare of some
corporations than the welfare of the Australian people. No bid contracts,
corporations allowed to grow too big to fail and parasitic monopolies allowed to
flourish. The playing field is not fair and this impacts negatively on small
businesses and Australians. We need to restore an even playing field.

 

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FAIR + INCLUSIVE
SOCIETY

 * HOUSING AS A HOME
 * EQUITABLE JUSTICE FOR ALL
 * UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME - UBI
 * UNIVERSAL PUBLIC HEALTH
 * ACCESS TO CHILDCARE


FAIR + INCLUSIVE SOCIETY

The health, wellbeing, and productivity of Australia as a whole is dependent on
the quality of the lives of people in society. By investing in people -
education, health, housing, and their security - the long-term prosperity of the
country will be ensured.

Social costs are often hidden, but solving problems of this type has broad
positive consequences across the economy. By structuring policy and broader
incentives, our government will reshape the justice, fairness, and
sustainability outcomes of citizens, removing structural inequities to achieve
better outcomes for all, and for Australia itself.


HOUSING AS A HOME

A roof to live under is one of the most basic needs one has, however adequate
housing is becoming further and further out of reach for many in society

 * Cease tax structures that incentivise properties as a portfolio investments
   such as the capital gains tax discount
 * Replace stamp duty with more equitable revenue streams such as land-tax, to
   ensure housing is not left vacant solely as an asset.
 * Allow increased zoning densities to enhance supply and limit urban-sprawl
   into surrounding bushland.
 * Increase social/affordable housing stock.
 * Increase Australian building standards so that buildings are accessible,
   comfortable and energy efficient.


UNIVERSAL PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE

The Australian Medicare model is one of the best health-care systems in the
world, but it needs to be continually funded to achieve its benefits. Early
detection and treatment of disease achieves cost savings over the long-term, and
allows for a healthier and more productive population.

 * Add basic mental and dental health to medicare
 * Increased budgets for bulk-billing, telehealth
 * Treat alcoholism and other drug dependencies as health issues.


UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

An unconditional payment to everyone that ensures the basics of life are catered
for may give people security to leave a bad situation and freedom to pursue a
new future. No conditions means no bureaucracy, which improves productivity and
efficiency, saving the country money and eliminating poverty traps that prevent
people from building a better future for themselves.

 * Direct payment of $500 per week or equivalent tax credit for every citizen
   over 18 years of age, effecting a minimum income guarantee.
 * Replace many conditional welfare streams and replace taxation brackets with a
   flat tax rate.
 * Additional top-up payments for aged, disabled, carers, etc, to match existing
   rates and achieve a minimum liveable income for their needs.
 * Net take-home income will not change substantially for many, but every
   citizen will receive the benefit of security that a UBI affords.


RECOGNITION OF AUSTRALIA'S FIRST NATIONS

In line with FUSION's Fair and Inclusive Society position, FUSION stands for the
Uluru Statement from the Heart as a first step to better representation of First
Nations in Australia. FUSION supports the constitutional change the Uluru
Statement requires to establish a First Nations Voice in Parliament.

FUSION supports steps towards a Treaty with First Nations. Australia is among
the only Commonwealth countries without a legally binding treaty with its first
peoples. A Treaty would provide an opportunity for First Nations people and the
Australian state to speak to one another, for the first time, as sovereign to
sovereign.

FUSION stands for changing the date Australia Day is celebrated. Why celebrate
on a day that is a day of mourning for so many? It only recently Australia moved
Australia Day to the day the First Fleet arrived in Port Jackson. There are many
other significant dates to choose from.


A MORE JUST SOCIETY

Justice starts with an even playing field, and requires belief by the community
that people are treated equally under the law.

 * Focus on outcomes and restorative justice, rather than punishment.
 * Reduce recidivism by improving rehabilitation.
 * Reduce actual and perceived discrimination.


LGBTIQA+ RIGHTS

Fusion believes in a fair and inclusive society where LGBTIQA+ individuals are
guaranteed safety with government intervention only to protect an individual's
rights or health, or where the provision of public money is required.

The Sex Discrimination Act does not need to be amended to make discrimination
easier.

Medicare should be expanded to provide long term healthcare for LGBTIQA+
individuals including prescribed gender affirming hormone treatment, surgical
procedures, products and services. 

Ensure schools are safe and inclusive for all students by: 

 * Abolish the federally-funded school chaplains program and fund a youth
   counselling program
 * Implementing safe schools program
 * Implementing age appropriate sex, gender and healthy relationship education
   into the national curriculum

Ensure all domestic partnerships have the same legal standing regardless of
gender or sexual orientation.



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INDIVIDUAL
FREEDOMS

 * CONSTITUTIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS
 * FREEDOM OF SPEECH
 * VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING
 * MARRIAGE EQUALITY
 * GUARANTEE TO PRIVACY


INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS

Society is fundamentally comprised of individuals. Each of us is unique in our
education, experiences, circumstances, thoughts, and beliefs, and these
differences should be allowed and encouraged equally for all.


FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Speech is the cornerstone of the enlightenment and the safeguard for all other
liberties, protecting not just the right to speak, but the right to hear,
understand, and judge the ideas of others. Free speech underpins our ability to
think, create, innovate and progress.

 * Remove censorship, blasphemy, and other laws against speech


CONSTITUTIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS

Recognising the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings, a bill of rights
would ensure the rights that are fundamental to a fair and ethical society are
extended to all within it. A bill of rights can restore balance and provide
unambiguous checks on the creeping intrusion of the state into private life.

 * Freedom of speech, association, and religion
 * The rights to privacy, and a trial by jury
 * The right against indefinite detention, and unjust seizure of property


VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING

Voluntary assisted dying is an important aspect of the principle of
self-ownership. Support for voluntary assisted dying is not a statement of any
kind on the value of life, it is merely respect for the right of persons to make
decisions on these matters for themselves in the light of their individual
circumstances. While safeguards are necessary, all people should be allowed to
live and end their lives with dignity and peace. Bans on voluntary assisted
dying create a legacy of suffering and a shattering loss of dignity and
autonomy.

 * Decriminalise physician-assisted dying.
 * Introduce regulatory processes and safeguards to ensure euthanasia is
   completed free from coercion, with informed consent, and after sufficient
   mental and physical health assessments.

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ECOLOGICAL
RESTORATION

 * END NATIVE LOGGING
 * INCENTIVISE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY
 * MANAGE WATERSHEDS AND REHYDRATE AUSTRALIA
 * CEASE FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION


ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

The environment we all live in had been in balance for generations before the
spiral of degradation we now experience. Beyond ensuring sustainability, we also
need to restore what we have lost, and reverse our current trajectory into the
sixth mass extinction.

Naturally, ecological restoration goes hand in hand with restoring a safe
climate and reducing greenhouse gas concentrations, but it will also be key to
rewild, restore complex ecosystem processes and habitat, revive water stores and
small water cycles, and rehabilitate desecrated land.


END NATIVE LOGGING AND BROADSCALE LAND CLEARING

When forests are cleared for housing, farmland, and timber, it destroys the
habitats of native animals, releases stored carbon, and reduces the quality of
the soil they were once grown upon.

 * Cease all native logging and preserve remnant vegetation.


END FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION AND REHABILITATE LAND

Fossil fuels are not only the leading cause of global warming, but fugitive
emissions and pollutants are spread throughout the air, water, and soil,
damaging the environment for years to come.

 * No new fossil fuel projects.
 * Cease all government subsidy to fossil fuels, land clearing and native forest
   logging.
 * 2-year window to cease fossil fuel extraction
 * Establish rehabilitation bonds on all existing extraction projects
   appropriate to sufficiently repair mines and surroundings.


RECOGNISE AND INCENTIVISE BIODIVERSITY AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 

The biosphere is a complex system, and reductions in biodiversity, soil quality,
and vegetation results in consequences that are far unforeseen by those
interacting with the land. By utilising practises that preserve and restore the
land to a historic state, we can expect them to be sustainable into the future.

 * Provide carbon credits for carbon sequestration and rewilding.
 * Develop and implement properly-resourced ecological restoration programs
   engaging Aboriginal knowledge keepers and the Indigenous Rangers Program.
 * Multiply the capacity of the Indigenous Ranger Program to help implement Area
   Ecological Restoration plans.


MANAGE WATERSHEDS AND RESTORE THE SMALL WATER CYCLE

Inadvertently draining aquifers, wetlands, and waterways, along with the removal
of vegetation has caused the destruction of the small water cycle, which relies
on local evaporation to trigger rainfall. With the increasing prevalence of
drought caused by the climate emergency, efforts to rehydrate Australia are
required.

 * Incorporate watershed restoration into Area Ecological Restoration Plans.
 * Bestow the rights of nature on rivers and wetlands.
 * Review all water licences for the Murray Darling.

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CIVIL + DIGITAL
LIBERTIES

 * RESTORE THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
 * INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REFORM
 * PRIVACY AND DIGITAL RIGHTS


CIVIL + DIGITAL LIBERTIES

In the modern world the public square has largely been destroyed - most spaces
open to the public, both physical and digital, are now owned by corporations
rather than society.

For freedoms to matter they must extend across society, rather than be limited
to the shrinking confines of public space.


COPYRIGHT, IP, AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

The proper purpose for copyright and patents is to protect authors, inventors,
and other content creators, by providing them with a limited period of exclusive
rights over their works - encouraging creative activity. Their use has shifted
though, and are now often used to eliminate competitors and their work, with
litigation used to prevent creativity and new culture. For culture to grow, and
progress be made, these creations must be returned to the public domain.

 * Review trade agreements that inflict foreign regulations on Australian
   creators.
 * Modernise copyright with a Creative Works Act, so that our culture is not
   merely sold back to us under the control of rent-seeking monopolies.
 * Review and reform the patent system with the aim of creating a fairer and
   more innovative market.
 * Oppose monopolistic corporate behaviour in favour of more open, competitive
   and free markets where innovation and creativity will flourish.


PRIVACY AND DIGITAL RIGHTS

There are large power imbalances between the average citizen and the government
and corporate institutions that dominate every facet of our modern lives. To
maintain our fundamental human dignity, and ensure our public and private
institutions represent the interests of the people, we must protect both the
privacy of individuals, and their freedom to express themselves. In the modern
world, that means digital rights, with minimal censorship, network neutrality
and freedom of expression in all of its forms.

 * Enshrine network neutrality and freedom of expression in law.


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REFORM

 * Review and reform the patent system with the aim of creating a fairer and
   more innovative market.

 * Reform the current Copyright Act, and replace it with a new Creative Works
   Act.

 * Oppose monopolistic corporate behaviour in favour of more open, competitive
   and free markets where innovation and creativity will flourish.

 

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SECULAR
HUMANISM

 * SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
 * END CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS
 * REMOVE CHARITY STATUS OF PROMOTION OF RELIGION


SECULAR HUMANISM

Our freedom to think and act in the manner that best reflects our morals is one
of the most important features of western democracy. People’s religious views
are often some of their most strongly held beliefs.

As humanists, we care about all people. Secularism ensures that not only do
people have freedom of religion, but freedom from religion. A government must
not be allowed to enforce beliefs on its citizens, and one’s spiritual beliefs
should be kept away from the laws that govern every person in society.


SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

The state must govern for all members of society, but religious laws and
policies are exclusionary, and can not hope to represent the entire population.
It is important that decisions made about the future of the country be based on
facts, evidence, and logic.

 * Remove religious prayers, rituals, and bias from government and public
   institutions and their documentation.
 * Abolish blasphemy laws.


ETHICAL EDUCATION

The views children develop in their younger years are likely the most
influential on the type of people that they become. Teaching compassion,
honesty, and freedom of thought will help to create a more kind and fair
society.

 * Teach ethics in school to expose children to questions of morality and truth,
   as an alternative to religious education.
 * Replace the National School Chaplaincy Program with a National School
   Counselling Program, using trained counsellors suited to the role.

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FAIR FOREIGN
POLICY

 * RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
 * SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OVER TRADE AGREEMENTS
 * DEFENCE FOCUSED ARMAMENT
 * FOCUSED IMMIGRATION + ASYLUM


FAIR FOREIGN POLICY

As part of a world that is continually shrinking, with globalisation and
multinational corporations widespread, Australia must act morally, as an example
of a successful multicultural democracy, while defending its interests from
foreign opposition.

In an era of nuclear weapons and subversion, we need to be prepared but not
aggressive, and support an international rules-based order to ensure our ongoing
survival.


RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

Australia’s relationship with the world is essential and needs to be managed
well. Going-alone in a conflict is not an option, and the alliances and
friendships that we have with our neighbours are critical.

 * Expand use of diplomacy and aid in support of global human rights
 * Ensure aid is provided even in times of Australian strain, to secure
   allegiances that are strong
 * Support political asylum for refugees, particularly for whistleblowers and
   those exiled for defending democratic freedoms.


DEFENSIVE POSTURE AND CAPABILITY

It must be ensured that the country is not ‘preparing to fight the last war’.
Modern conflicts are likely to be economic, subversive, space, or cyber related
- so in addition to physical defence of the nation with armament, protections of
our way of life need to be implemented.

 * Develop strategic alternative supply chains for critical elements of the
   economy.
   * Semiconductor and IT infrastructure
   * Medicinal products and precursors
   * Food and food processing
   * Steel and plastics processing, machining, and fabrication capability
 * Renew faith in democracy, institutions, and the media.

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FUSION acknowledges the traditional custodians of country and elders past and
present.

Authorised by S. Khalili, FUSION: Science, Pirate, Secular, Climate Emergency,
Drummoyne NSW.



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