Liberal Party of Australia

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The choice Australians face at the coming election will be the most significant for a generation.

The Howard Government has the plans, experience, determination and commitment to continue doing what’s right for Australia.

Howard Government Achievements

• Eliminated Labor’s $96 billion debt
• Unemployment at a 32-year low
• Interest rates kept low
• More than 2 million jobs created since 1996
• Real wages grown by more than 20% since 1996
• Five successive years of tax cuts
• Average inflation rate of 2.5% - half that of Labor’s
• Five uninterrupted years of tax cuts
• 16% growth in exports in 2006
• 161% increase in the number of apprentices in training since 1996
• $5 billion Higher Education Endowment Fund to secure Australia’s tertiary education sector
• Doubled the Defence Force budget since 1996 to keep Australia secure
• Australian Technical Colleges established
• New Apprenticeships introduced to provide skills training for young people
• Five-fold increase in funding for the Federal Police between 1996 and 2007
• Mandatory literacy testing for all primary school children
• Eight-fold increase in aged care packages since 1996
• Restoring and protecting our natural environment with a $20 billion investment over the last 11 years
• $10 billion plan to secure Australia’s water future
• A $38 billion investment in Australia’s land transport networks over 10 years
• 30% Private Health Insurance Rebate introduced
• Medicare Safety Net helping families with medical costs
• Between 2001 and 2011 over $10.4 billion will be spent on strengthening national security
• Free Trade Agreements with the United States, Thailand and Singapore concluded
• Rural Transaction Centres established to provide basic services to small communities
• $4100 Baby Bonus introduced to assist families with new babies

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