Peter Dutton makes pitch to voters in budget response

PETER DUTTON’S PITCH:

* Halve the fuel excise for 12 months

* Cut permanent migration by 25 per cent

* Introduce an east coast gas reserve for domestic use

* Slash government spending on clean energy and housing programs

* Increase small business instant asset write-offs to $30,000

* Allow first home buyers to access their super for a deposit

* Fast-track a decision on a major gas project in WA’s north

* Deregister the CFMEU

* Train 400,000 apprentices and trainees across Australia and offer businesses $12,000 to support them for the first two years

* Invest $9.4 billion in health and lower co-payments for PBS medicines to $25

* Set aside an extra $400 million for youth mental health services

* Provide $50 million across four years for food charities

* Toughen bail laws for domestic violence offenders and enforce nationally consistent knife crimes

* Establish a dedicated anti-Semitism task force

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