Pirate Congress 2020/Motions

= Motions carried over from Congress 2019 = PM-1 through to PM-5 were passed by the floor of Congress 2019 but due to the email voting system not working, did not get voted on by the party-at-large. (All motions that would have been put to the email voting system last year will simply be put to the floor again this year by Alex Jago or their initial proponent. Any motions that failed on the floor last year are welcome to be put again by their proponents.)

PM-1: Domestic Violence terminology
Was PM-2 at the 2019 Congress

Initially Put by: Sara Joyce Any questions will go to Alex Jago

Link to Discussion at Congress 2019: //Link

Motion
Replace mentions of "Domestic Violence" in the policy document with "Domestic Abuse".

Rationale
This is to keep in line with current terminology so that we are not excluding victims who have suffered non physical abuse.

PM-2: Update environment policy
Was PM-3 at, and incorporates PM-6 from, the 2019 Congress

Put by: Mark Gibbons

Link to Discussion at Congress 2019: //Link

Motion
Update the existing existing environment policy using the policy text available here.

Rationale
The climate change and environment policies were not especially well received last election. The main reason is that the policies are five years old and the priorities of environmental groups have shifted. Also, recent study has demonstrated that the global environmental faces very rapid deterioration in the coming decades unless policy-makers step up in their ambition. A more ambitious policy from PPAU may aid public debate on the issue.

PM-3: Update energy policy
Was PM-4 at the 2019 Congress

Put by: Mark Gibbons

Link to Discussion at Congress 2019: //Link

Motion
Update the existing existing energy policy using the policy text available here.

Rationale
The climate change and environment policies were not especially well received last election. The main reason is that the policies are five years old and the priorities of environmental groups have shifted. Also, recent study has demonstrated that the global environmental faces very rapid deterioration in the coming decades unless policy-makers step up in their ambition. A more ambitious policy from PPAU may aid public debate on the issue.

PM-4: Disaster Relief Fund (Climate Change)
Was PM-5 at the 2019 Congress

Initially Put by: Sara Joyce

Any Questions will go to Alex Jago

Link to Discussion at Congress 2019: //Link

Note: while also modifying the environmental policies, this does not appear to conflict with any other proposal.

Motion
Add the following subsubsection to the "Land management and ecology" subsection of the platform.

Disaster Relief Fund

Create a disaster relief fund to support those affected by climate change, particularly farmers, and to enable a timely response to any nationally declared disaster by the Prime Minister. This fund would not be limited to drought victims and valued up to 10 billion dollars to deal with multiple scenarios at any given time.

PM-5: Set the proposed Universal Basic Income at the poverty rate
Was PM-7 at the 2019 Congress

Put by: Miles Whiticker

Link to Discussion at Congress 2019: //Link

Motion
Change (i.e. raise) the level of the basic income retaining the 37.5% tax rate. In 2019 dollars this would set the "threshold income" to $50,000/year and the basic income to $18,750 year.

Rationale
The current policy calls for a UBI of $15,000 annually, set to be similar to Newstart. This is only 66% of the poverty line as determined by the Australian Council of Social Service

= New Motions for 2020 =

Formal Motions
None as yet

Policy and Platform Amendment Motions
None as yet