Where the United Australia Party stands — platform positions
16 position(s), each sourced exclusively from the party's own published materials (websites, platform documents, white papers) — never from media coverage. Where the party's own materials don't state a position, nothing is shown.
Immigration party platform
The party's New Deal platform proposes a temporary policy of zero immigration until Australia can absorb current numbers, limiting arrivals to family reunions and work permits for projects of national significance. It states that infrastructure cannot support continued high immigration, citing congested roads, overflowing hospitals, full schools, high rents and low housing availability.
Economic nationalism party platform
The platform proposes a 25% export licence on Australian iron ore and gas exports, with licence receipts isolated for repaying the national debt, and states Australia must refine its own oil and store fuel domestically. It also promotes downstream processing so more stages of the mining process happen on Australian soil, and opposes foreign government ownership of strategic assets.
Foreign policy & aid 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.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy party platform
The party's policy states all citizens must have the right to a civil union recognised by the Australian Government, while marriage should be the preserve of churches, which must not be directed by government to act against their beliefs; it opposed a plebiscite on same-sex marriage as divisive. Its New Deal education policy also states Commonwealth funding will ensure classrooms are free from political influence, special interest groups and gender politics.
Religious freedom party platform
The party states freedom of religion is a basic human right and that people should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs, while holding that government must be separate from religion. It opposed the removal of the "Folau clause" from the religious discrimination bill, which was intended to prevent employers from sanctioning employees for religious speech.
Drugs & law and order party platform
The party's national policy includes encouraging community-based and other crime prevention programs and reinforcing the importance of law and order in the community, and it has campaigned for more police, expanded CCTV surveillance and re-education programs for young offenders.
Gambling & gaming reform party platform
The party welcomed and supported a cashless welfare debit card trial under which 80 per cent of welfare recipients' payments are credited to a card that cannot be spent on alcohol or gambling.
First Nations & treaty party platform
The party opposed the Voice to Parliament referendum, stating it would not support a constitutional change that "divides us by race" and that all Australians are equal and deserve an equal voice.
Nuclear & uranium party platform
The party supports nuclear power from Australian uranium for the country's future energy needs, stating it means affordable energy, lower living costs, zero emissions, jobs and exports, and notes Australia is the only nation among the 20 highest electricity-consuming countries that prohibits nuclear power.
Integrity & anti-corruption party platform
Party parliamentarians moved in the Senate to establish a Select Committee on a National Integrity Commission, calling for an independent federal anti-corruption body with power to scrutinise everyone from workers and employers up to politicians and party donors.
Housing & planning party platform
The New Deal commits $1 trillion to a national housing program to increase supply, fast-track development approvals and support home ownership, including a Housing Lending Authority offering loans at 2% above government borrowing rates for up to 90% of a home's cost and a National Insurance Corporation to guarantee gap deposits and housing loans. The party has also proposed capping all home loan interest rates at 3% for five years.
Health party platform
The New Deal commits to increasing the health budget by 100%, making all medical services including GP visits free, funded by savings from abolishing the NDIS, with current benefit and NDIS recipients instead receiving an Australian Care Benefit set 30% above current pension levels. It also proposes incentives for doctors and nurses to serve in regional areas and legislation ensuring drug companies are not exempt from damages claims.
Education party platform
The New Deal proposes abolishing student debt and forgiving all HECS loans, making higher education free and merit-based for Australians, fully funding universities through government support, and limiting foreign student numbers.
Transport & infrastructure party platform
The platform proposes establishing fast trains 120km from capital cities to open up affordable land and create satellite cities within a 20-minute commute of a CBD, alongside new transport links to open land for housing and facilitating world-class communications and transport infrastructure.
Energy party platform
The platform commits to abolishing Australia's Net Zero emissions target and allowing all forms of energy generation to compete in the market, which it states will reduce energy costs and the cost of living. It proposes a 25 per cent export licence on gas sold overseas while exempting gas used for domestic power generation from taxation, to increase local supply and reduce electricity prices.
Environment & water party platform
The party commits to abolishing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, stating this would return the river system to a healthy, sustainable and functional condition and protect it from corporate misuse, and would take steps to stop farmers paying for their water usage.
Compare with other parties: Immigration · Economic nationalism · Foreign policy & aid · Gender & LGBTQ+ policy · Religious freedom · Drugs & law and order · Gambling & gaming reform · First Nations & treaty · Nuclear & uranium · Integrity & anti-corruption · Housing & planning · Health · Education · Transport & infrastructure · Energy · Environment & water.
Who donates to the United Australia Party?
Disclosed total: $123,933,717 AUD · 1 disclosed donor(s)
AEC detailed receipts (donations above the disclosure threshold only). Party-owned entities and branch transfers appear tagged.
| Donor | Amount (AUD) |
|---|---|
| Mineralogy Pty Ltd company Mineralogy is a privately held mining and exploration company, principally involved in iron ore (magnetite) in Western Australia's Pilbara region, founded and owned by businessman Clive Palmer. | $123,933,717 |
Source: AEC Transparency Register
Political compass placement
Economic +6, social +2 (medium confidence) — researched party-level placement, not a score computed from this database. Right-populist economics (tax cuts, deregulation) with unorthodox interventionist promises; socially, anti-mandate freedom rhetoric pulls toward personal-choice liberty while nationalist-populist framing pulls the other way, netting near the social centre.
Members & candidates on record
- Ralph Babet — United Australia Party · Senate · VIC · incumbent