Peter Dutton will make you worse off by cutting the things you need.
He’s done it before. He’ll do it again.
When he was Tony Abbott’s Health Minister:
Dutton cut $50 billion from hospitals
Dutton tried to end bulk billing
Dutton tried to make medicines more expensive and charge for emergency room visits.
And Peter Dutton has already said he will cut again if he becomes Prime Minister.
But he won’t come clean on exactly what he plans to cut. That means everything is on Dutton’s chopping block.
Why does Dutton want to cut everything that Australians rely on? So he can pay for his $600 billion nuclear power scheme.
The choice at this election is clear: Labor’s plan to keep building or Peter Dutton’s promise to cut everything.
That’s the choice: build or cut.
Australians can’t afford the cost of Peter Dutton.
Because when he cuts, you pay.
Dutton’s record – he cuts, you pay.
When Peter Dutton was Tony Abbott’s Health Minister, he cut funding from Medicare and public hospitals. Australians paid more because of Dutton’s cuts.
As Liberal Leader, Peter Dutton has opposed every one of Labor’s actions to ease the cost of living.
And if he’s Prime Minister, Peter Dutton has promised to start cutting again – all to pay for his $600 billion nuclear power scheme.
Peter Dutton’s record is clear. He cuts, you pay.
The facts on Peter Dutton’s record as Health Minister
Dutton cut $50 billion from public hospitals
Dutton cut funding for Medicare
Dutton tried to end bulk billing
Dutton was voted worst Health Minister in 40 years by Australian doctors
The facts on Peter Dutton’s record as Liberal Leader
Dutton opposed Labor’s tax cuts for every taxpayer.
Dutton opposed Labor’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.
Dutton opposed Labor’s cheaper medicines plan.
Dutton opposed Labor’s cheaper child care plan.
Dutton opposed Labor’s $300 energy bill relief.
We know what Peter Dutton will do in the future, because we know what he’s done in the past. He cuts, you pay.
Dutton’s $600 billion nuclear scheme – and you’ll pay for it.
Nuclear
There’s a reason why Peter Dutton wants to cut the things Australians rely on the most – like Medicare.
The money for his $600 billion nuclear power scheme has to come from somewhere. And he wants you to pay for it.
Here’s what we know about Peter Dutton’s nuclear power scheme:
It will cost $600 billion to build – which means he has to make deep cuts to pay for it
It won’t start producing any energy until 2040 at the earliest
It will only provide 4 per cent of Australia’s energy needs
It will push up power bills by as much as $1200 a year for families.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear power scheme will take longer to build, deliver less energy, and make power bills more expensive.
And who will pay for Peter Dutton’s $600 billion nuclear reactors?You will.
No private investor will touch them – so Peter Dutton will make you pay.
You won’t get any power for 20 years, but you’ll be paying the bill every day until then.
What will Dutton cut? How much will you pay?
Cuts
Peter Dutton has already committed to cutting at least $350 billion from the services Australians rely on. And he has to cut even deeper to pay for his $600 billion nuclear power scheme.
Peter Dutton has promised to cut – he just won’t say what he’ll cut.
But we know what he cut when he was Health Minister – he cut Medicare.
And we know what he’s opposed as Liberal Leader – including tax cuts, Urgent Care Clinics, energy bill relief and cheaper medicines.
So what essential services will Peter Dutton cut? He’ll cut Medicare again. He’ll close down Urgent Care Clinics. He’ll make energy bills more expensive. He’ll increase the cost of medicines. And he’ll stop people from getting a break on their HECS debts.
Here’s what’s on Peter Dutton’s chopping block
Peter Dutton will cut Medicare and end bulk billing as we know it.
When he was Tony Abbott’s Health Minister, Peter Dutton froze the Medicare rebate and made it more expensive to visit a doctor. He planned to increase the cost of PBS medicines and charge people for emergency room visits. He’ll cut Medicare again if he’s Prime Minister.
Peter Dutton will cut Labor’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics – forcing them to close.
Labor’s Urgent Care Clinics provide fully bulk billed treatment for urgent but non-threatening life conditions. They’ve saved more than one million Australians a trip to the emergency department. But the Liberals have called Urgent Care Clinics “wasteful spending”, and Peter Dutton’s cuts will mean your local Urgent Care Clinic will be forced to close.
Peter Dutton will cut PBS benefits – jacking up the cost of medicines.
Labor’s reforms to the PBS have delivered $165 million in savings for Australians when they get their prescription filled. But Peter Dutton voted against these savings – and he’ll claw them back if he’s Prime Minister, just like he tried to increase the cost of PBS medicines when he was Tony Abbott’s Health Minister.
Peter Dutton will cut Labor’s energy bill relief for every household – which will make your power bills more expensive.
Labor’s direct energy bill relief is taking $450 off household power bills. Peter Dutton voted against energy bill relief – and he’s even called it a “Ponzi scheme”.
Peter Dutton will cut Labor’s funding to reduce student HECS debts – which means student debt will be higher.
Labor is slashing 20% off all HECS debt – giving a break to more than three million Australians with student debt. For someone with a HECS debt of $50,000, it means wiping $10,000 from your debt. But Peter Dutton tried to block it – and he’ll increase student debt if he’s Prime Minister.
Peter Dutton will cut Free TAFE – preventing thousands of young Australians from getting a skill and a job.
Australians have enrolled in around 600,000 Free TAFE courses thanks to Labor – gaining skills in aged care, child care, technology and construction. But the Liberals tried to block it and said people wouldn’t “value it” if it was free. If Peter Dutton is Prime Minister, Free TAFE will be finished.
When Peter Dutton was Tony Abbott’s Health Minister, he cut $50 billion from public hospitals across the country, putting Australians’ health at risk. To pay for his $600 billion nuclear power reactors, Dutton will cut schools and hospitals, just like the Liberals did last time.
Peter Dutton has promised to cut at least 40,000 jobs in suburbs and regions across the country – and we know that’s just the start. Veterans Affairs, the National Emergency Management Agency, Centrelink, the NDIS – nothing is safe. He wants to end work from home and the right to disconnect, because he’s only ok with people working from home if they’re not getting paid. He also tried to block Labor’s new laws for better wages.
Labor has increased subsidies to make child care cheaper for more than one million families. The Liberals voted against our plan to guarantee three days a week of child care – and if Peter Dutton becomes Prime Minister, child care will cost more.
