Slash Government Waste

One Nation is committed to slashing wasteful government spending and implementing significant budget savings of up to $90 billion per year. These savings will be achieved through targeted reforms and streamlined operations to eliminate inefficiencies and redirect funds where they are most needed.

Our plan includes:

Eliminating Wasteful Departments and Agencies

  • Abolish the Department of Climate Change and related agencies, programs, and regulations, saving approximately $30 billion per year.
  • Abolish the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) and bypass the Aboriginal industry by providing direct grant assistance to those in need, saving up to $12.5 billion annually.

Streamlining Federal Functions

  • Conduct a review of the functions and costs of the Federal Departments of Education and Housing to eliminate duplication with state governments.
  • Remove costly building code mandates, such as requiring all new dwellings to be wheelchair-compliant.

Reforming the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

  • Return the NDIS to its original purpose of providing reasonable and necessary support.
  • Introduce means-testing and adjust specialist and non-specialist pay rates to sustainable levels, creating savings through equitable reforms.

Restructuring Global and Multicultural Funding

  • Withdraw from international agreements and organizations such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the Paris Agreement, saving up to $1 billion per year.
  • Redirect and reduce foreign aid spending, saving up to $3 billion annually.
  • Review and reduce funding for arts and multicultural programs.

Integrating Healthcare Oversight

  • Abolish the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and roll its essential functions into the Department of Health.
  • Review $3 billion worth of medications approved for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) during the pandemic.

Debt Reduction and National Infrastructure

  • Use some of the savings to reduce Federal debt, which is expected to accrue interest costs of $50 billion annually by 2026-27.
  • Prioritise investments in nation-building projects such as dams, railways, and port upgrades to stimulate long-term economic growth and wealth creation.

End the Gas Rort 

  • We will end the rort on natural gas by levying royalties at the point of production, creating a domestic gas reserve, raising up to $13 billion per year

Through these reforms, One Nation will not only slash $90 billion in wasteful spending but also position Australia for a more sustainable and prosperous economic future​.