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1/3 Opportunities for Young Australians liberal.org.au/our-plan/youth JOBS FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS Young Australians are heavily impacted by the economic shock from COVID-19. As our economy has recovered, over 30% of the more than 1 million jobs created (from May 2020 to July 2021) went to Australians aged 15-24. In June 2021,

1/2 Tackling Union Lawlessness liberal.org.au/our-plan/union-accountability The Liberal and Nationals Government is tackling union lawlessness and thuggery. We are taking action to make union bosses more transparent and accountable. RESTORING THE BUILDING WATCHDOG We have restored the Australian Building and Construction Commission. This protects more than 1.1 million construction workers and

1/3 A Stronger Defence Force liberal.org.au/our-plan/defence To protect Australia’s future security and interests we are undertaking the biggest rebuild of the Australian Defence Force since the Second World War. The 2020 Defence Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan outline the Morrison Government’s plan to invest over $270 billion in

1/4 Protecting Our Environment liberal.org.au/our-plan/environment REDUCING EMISSIONS Australia accounts for 1.3% of global emissions. We have made significant commitments to reduce our emissions. Australia beat its 2020 Kyoto targets by 459 million tonnes. We are on track to beat our Paris commitment to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 per

1/3 Supporting Older Australians liberal.org.au/our-plan/supporting-older-australians SUPPORTING PENSIONERS Income Support for seniors is increasing by $6.5 billion - from $48.3 billion in 2019-20 to $54.8 billion in 2022-23. Since the Liberal and Nationals Government was elected in 2013, pensions have increased by $135.90 per fortnight for singles and $204.80 per fortnight

1/4 Better Health Care liberal.org.au/our-plan/health (For up to date information about the Government’s response to COVID-19, visit: www.australia.gov.au) The Government has committed over $19 billion as part of the Government’s ongoing health response to the COVID-19 crisis. Around 9,000 new ventilators have arrived, and Australia’s National Medical Stockpile has been