Each position below is sourced exclusively from the party's own published materials — never from media coverage. Click a party for its full platform, donors and members. Individual members' own stated positions are on their record pages.
Australian Labor Party party platform
Labor's materials state the party has "turned the alliance with the United States to face the future", deepening cooperation through AUKUS as well as on critical minerals, cyber, science and innovation, including delivery of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered SSN-AUKUS submarines built at Osborne.
Liberal Party party platform
The party's plan states a Coalition government would deliver an overarching National Security Strategy unifying Australia's national security architecture, commit to defence spending of at least 3 per cent of GDP, and prioritise delivery of AUKUS along with new offensive and defensive drone and missile capabilities.
Australian Greens party platform
The platform calls for an independent Australian foreign policy focused on peaceful regional relationships, including cancelling the AUKUS agreement and renegotiating ANZUS, banning nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed vessels from Australian ports and waters, and requiring parliamentary approval (War Powers legislation) before Australia is committed to armed conflict. It also commits to raising Australia's foreign aid budget to 0.7% of GNI by 2036, describing aid as an obligation of justice rather than charity.
Victorian Socialists party platform
The platform calls to tear up the AUKUS agreement, scrap the US alliance, and close US military bases and surveillance infrastructure on Australian soil, opposing Australia's involvement in "great power rivalry" and future wars in the Asia-Pacific; it also calls to end political, military and economic ties with Israel.
The Nationals party platform
The party's plan commits to urgently progressing the AUKUS partnership — described as the greatest defence initiative in a generation — including establishing an AUKUS National Chair to coordinate government and industry collaboration, developing an overarching whole-of-government National Security Strategy, and pursuing critical minerals supply deals with Quad, AUKUS and Five Eyes partners.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party party platform
The party proposes withdrawing Australia from international organisations and agreements including the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the Paris Agreement, stating Australia's best interests lie in charting an independent path without "unelected international bureaucracies" compromising its sovereignty. It calls for a review of all memberships of international bodies.
Animal Justice Party party platform
The party states Australia should be a "good global citizen" leading by example in moving away from animal exploitation, and calls for strengthened policing of illegal wildlife trade bans; on defence, it recognises the need for defence without aggressive wars of intervention or control over resources, grounded in its non-violence value.
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party party platform
The platform states Australia has a moral obligation to assist less fortunate nations, particularly during natural disasters, but that this should not undermine domestic aid needs, border security or national sovereignty. It states foreign aid should not be set at an arbitrary percentage of GDP but at what can be afforded without compromising domestic programs, and that Australia should not enter any international agreement, treaty or protocol without prior approval of the Federal Parliament.
Katter's Australian Party party platform
The platform states that to protect Australia's sovereignty and independence, the country needs a strong economy and a defence force strong enough to deter invasion, with Australia's interests put first in respect of agricultural land, corporations, resources and utilities.
Libertarian Party party platform
The party describes its foreign policy as non-interventionist, comparing it to Switzerland's independent stance, prioritising trade, diplomacy and peace over foreign wars. It would maintain a strong military restricted to national defence, disaster relief and training, pursue an independent foreign policy, and withdraw from international bodies such as the UNHCR and WHO that it says compromise Australia's sovereignty.
Centre Alliance party platform
States defence strategy should be based first and foremost on Australia's needs, that defence procurement should be overhauled to recognise the economic and strategic benefits of local manufacture, and that Parliament should have a formal role in approving decisions to commit troops overseas.
Jacqui Lambie Network party platform
States foreign interference has no place in Australia's parliament, raises concerns about donors linked to the Chinese Communist Party buying access and influence, has called for a Senate inquiry into China's influence, and has pushed for lower disclosure thresholds on political donations.
Australia's Voice party platform
Calls for AUKUS to be scrapped, citing its cost (put at $368 billion), the diminishing of Australian sovereignty by tying defence strategy to US interests, nuclear waste risks given Australia's lack of infrastructure to manage it, and the secrecy of its negotiation; favours a self-reliant defence force with sovereign satellite capability and greater diplomatic and economic engagement with Indo-Pacific neighbours.
Australian Christians party platform
The party states support for building and maintaining adequate military preparedness to protect Australia's sovereignty and identity from external attack or internal subversion, and declares support for the State of Israel, including the return of hostages and minimisation of casualties in conflict.
Democratic Labour Party party platform
The party's foreign affairs policy calls for increasing foreign aid to place Australia in the top 10 countries by percentage of GDP, directed to humanitarian and development projects in the region with a significant share delivered as Australian-made goods and services; it supports consistent diplomatic, trade and cultural embargoes on regimes guilty of aggression, human rights abuses and breaches of international law, and calls for UN observers, special autonomy and an eventual independence vote in West Papua while maintaining friendly relations with Indonesia.
United Australia Party party platform
The New Deal states it will establish a defence policy that puts Australia first, including a new modern defence strategy and a missile arsenal to protect against existing and emerging threats. The party also campaigns to protect strategic assets such as ports, airports and gas infrastructure from foreign government ownership.