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Civil Liberties and Judicial Fairness

Introduce the Equality of Arms Principle to ensure procedural fairness in courts and tribunals.
Provide funding for public interest and human rights litigation.
Strengthen legal support for self-represented litigants.
Require all court correspondence and rulings to be traceable to a named officer or judge.
Extend the proposed Public Justice Equality Scheme to eligible Commonwealth tax, regulatory and civil disputes with powerful institutions.
Establish national representation panels, legal-assistance pathways and annual public accountability reporting.
Protect freedom of expression and religion in Commonwealth law, consistent with procedural fairness and other protected rights.

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Civil Liberties and Judicial Fairness

Introduce the Equality of Arms Principle and a Public Justice Equality Scheme, review advocates’ immunity and protect freedom of speech, conscience and religious practice.

Banking and Financial Consumer Protection

Establish a Royal Commission into banking misconduct, enforce transparency in mortgage contracts, reform AFCA and ASIC, and provide legal assistance in financial litigation.

Digital Rights and Online Freedom

Oppose compulsory Digital ID without parliamentary approval and a public vote, protect against surveillance-state overreach and keep sensitive data under Australian jurisdiction.

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