Policy on Overseas Trade
It is our policy not to allow cheap foreign imports, as this is the cause of over one-third of our labour force being unemployed. If we get control of the Australian Government, we will cancel all trade treaties except those with Japan, the European Union, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. We will introduce duties (that is, taxes) on imports. There will be no tax on clothing and footware accompanying travellers for personal use.
The following import taxes will be imposed:
Motor Cars -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- $10,000 per item Garments -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- $50 per item Shoes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- $100 a pair Fresh Fruit and Vegetables -- -- -- -- -- $10 a kilo Tinned Food -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- $5 per item Crude oil -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Liquified natural gas -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Metal ore -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Scrap metal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Unfinished timber -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Approved travel by sportsmen -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Approved overseas studies -- -- -- -- -- -- -- duty free Approved business travel -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50% duty Travel to New Zealand, Indonesia and the Pacific -- 50% duty Travel on Australian cruise liners -- -- -- -- 50% duty Plant and machinery unobtainable here -- -- -- -- 50% duty Everything else -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 250% duty
The above list will be revised from time to time, to list further products which will be taxed at so much per item. The level of tax will be designed to make it worthwhile to manufacture the product in Australia. Importing things will involve a lot of “red tape”, but then we want people to stop importing things.
Copyright, patent and trade mark laws will be changed to allow Australian companies to obtain licences from the Australian Government to use foreign intellectual property. For example, Australian companies will be able to make copies of foreign films and distribute DVDs here, in return for paying the Australian Government a half share of the profits. This half share will go to the foreign copyright owners, providing the Australian Government is able to make suitable arrangements with the foreign government where the copyright owner resides. Otherwise, the Australian Government will keep the royalty.
Foreign companies will not be able to set up franchise businesses in Australia. Existing franchise businesses will be nationalized and sold to local investors. Franchisees will not be affected. Franchise companies such as McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken will continue to pay a royalty to the foreign company for the use of their trade marks. Of course, they might decide to change their name to avoid having to pay a royalty. Burger King might change its name to Hungry Jacks, and Coca-Cola might change its name to Seppo-Cola.
Only Australians and people who are permitted to reside in Australia will be able to own land and shares in Australia. Other land and shares will be nationalized. Compensation will be paid to foreign property owners if the Australian Government is able to agree to a treaty with the government where a property owner resides to put relations between Australia and that country on an amicable footing.