Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) Platform 2018 AS AMENDED BY THE 2018 ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE PLATFORM 2018 CONTENTS 1. BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Promoting Sustainable Development ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Affordable Housing for all ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 A Sustainable Environment ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Land Use and Resource Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Climate Change .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Coastal Lands, Rivers and Wetlands ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Waste Management and Resource Recovery .........................................................................................................................................11 Our Natural Environment ................................................................................................................................................................................12 Protecting our Heritage ...................................................................................................................................................................................14 Promoting Sustainable Transport ...............................................................................................................................................................14 Developing Sustainable Energy ...................................................................................................................................................................16 Working Cooperatively with Local Government ................................................................................................................................ 20 Better Local Governance .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Promoting Arts and Culture in the Community....................................................................................................................................21 Evidence-Based Policy ....................................................................................................................................................................................22 Quantum Technologies ...................................................................................................................................................................................22 2. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS ..........................................................................................................................................23 Community Services and Social Welfare ................................................................................................................................................23 Support for the Community Sector ..........................................................................................................................................................23 Children and Families ......................................................................................................................................................................................23 A Whole Government Response to Family and Domestic Violence ..........................................................................................24 Supporting People with Disabilities ..........................................................................................................................................................24 Supporting the NDIS Workforce ................................................................................................................................................................25 Supporting the Elderly ....................................................................................................................................................................................25 Providing Home and Community Care Services (HACC) ...............................................................................................................26 Homelessness ......................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Promoting Cultural Diversity ........................................................................................................................................................................26 Fostering Youth Participation ......................................................................................................................................................................27 Animal Welfare ...................................................................................................................................................................................................27 Promoting Participatory Democracy........................................................................................................................................................28 A New Standard – Zero Tolerance of Corruption ...............................................................................................................................28 Reform of our Legal System .........................................................................................................................................................................28 Access to Legal Services for all ...................................................................................................................................................................29 Promoting Civil Liberties ................................................................................................................................................................................29 Collection and Dissemination of Information ...................................................................................................................................... 30 An Independent Judiciary ............................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Government as a Legal Entity .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Criminal Law and Procedure ....................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Transport Accident Compensation .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Protecting the Privacy of Individuals.........................................................................................................................................................31 2 PLATFORM 2018 Justice Reinvestment for Young People ..................................................................................................................................................31 Corrective Services ............................................................................................................................................................................................31 3. OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE .......................................................................................................................................................................32 Building a Modern Economy ........................................................................................................................................................................32 Building 21st Century Infrastructure..........................................................................................................................................................33 Delivering Better Government Services ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Government Procurement .............................................................................................................................................................................35 A More Efficient Taxation System ..............................................................................................................................................................37