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Movements·australia_abbott_lnp_2013_2015

Abbott Coalition government (Australia)

AUS·2013 – 2015·Liberal-National Coalition majority government under Abbott after Sep 2013 election
Leaders: Tony Abbott (Prime Minister 18 Sep 2013 - 15 Sep 2015) · Joe Hockey (Treasurer) · Julie Bishop (Foreign Minister) · Mathias Cormann (Finance Minister) · Glenn Stevens (RBA Governor)
positionsclassical_liberaldevelopmentalism

Doctrine — stated goals and content

Coalition fiscal-conservative repeal-and-consolidate programme centred on carbon and mining-tax repeal, border enforcement, and ambitious 2014 budget austerity that failed Senate passage. Economic school: market-liberal repeal-centric programme — Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 17 Jul 2014; Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal 2 Sep 2014; Operation Sovereign Borders launched 18 Sep 2013; 2014 federal budget (13 May 2014) introduced Medicare co-payment A$7, university fee deregulation, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card indexation, fuel excise indexation, foreign aid cuts, with signature measures blocked in Senate by Greens/Labor/crossbench; FTA trifecta (Korea 5 Apr 2014, Japan 7 Apr 2014, China 17 Jun 2015); Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance (2014). Dated policies: Carbon Tax Repeal 17 Jul 2014; MRRT Repeal 2 Sep 2014; 2014 Budget 13 May 2014; KAFTA, JAEPA, ChAFTA signed. Left-right: centre-right market-liberal with social-conservative tilt and border-enforcement hawkishness. Popularity: 2013 election 53.5% 2PP; Abbott government approval fell to low-30s by late 2014 after budget-measure failures and knight/dame decoration controversy; Turnbull leadership challenge 14 Sep 2015 succeeded 54-44. Coherence: repeal pillar executed; expansionary reform agenda blocked in Senate; fiscal-consolidation trajectory stalled with deficit not narrowing as forecast.

Policy-content fingerprint — how the framework codes this movement on its axes

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environmental stringency
regulatory.environmental_stringency
Environmental regulation stringency — emissions caps, standards, phase-out mandates, carbon pricing, renewable portfolio standards.
decreased · strong
less stringent environmental rules
Carbon price repealed 17 Jul 2014; Direct Action Plan substituted at lower ambition.
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tax corporate
fiscal.tax_corporate
Statutory and effective corporate tax rates, treatment of depreciation, and international competitiveness.
decreased · moderate
lower corporate tax burden
MRRT repealed; corporate-tax cut for small business planned.
↑
trade openness
regulatory.trade_openness
Trade policy openness — tariffs, non-tariff barriers, FTAs, industrial protection.
increased · strong
more open trade
Three-FTA trifecta with Korea, Japan, China.
↓
immigration openness
regulatory.immigration_openness
Immigration policy openness — work visas, family reunification, asylum processing, border enforcement posture.
decreased · strong
more restrictive (lower caps, tighter enforcement)
Operation Sovereign Borders militarised interdiction, offshore processing intensified.
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spending level
fiscal.spending_level
General government spending as share of GDP, excluding transfers already captured under fiscal.transfer_expansion to avoid double-counting.
decreased · weak
lower spending share
Attempted spending consolidation largely blocked in Senate; modest cuts realised.

Policies enacted

What the data says — linked outcome hypotheses

The movement's outcome claims are tied to these hypotheses. Verdicts update as models run.

not yet written
carbon_price_emissions_effect
not yet written
border_enforcement_effectiveness

Schools of thought aligned or opposed

aligned
classical_liberal
Carbon/mining tax repeal, FTA trifecta, deregulation rhetoric.
aligned
developmentalism
Operation Sovereign Borders, knight/dame honours restoration, social-conservative posture.

References

Notes

Complements narrower australia_carbon_tax_repeal_2014 policy file; broad-doctrine movement wrapper.