FACTBOX: Key policy themes for Australia's Labor
(Reuters) - Australia's Labor Party swept into power at national elections, propelling 50-year old former diplomat Kevin Rudd into office on a wave of support for generational change.
Following are some key policy themes for Labor.
FOREIGN POLICY
- Withdraw few hundred combat troops from Iraq, look to transfer Australia's training of Iraqi security forces to another country, keep and possibly increase troop numbers in Afghanistan.
- New Homeland Security department.
- Maintain close U.S. alliance, but more independent voice on foreign policy.
- Shut Australia's offshore refugee detention centers on Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
ECONOMY
- A$59 billion ($52 billion) in spending promises, including A$31 billion in income tax cuts. Continued...



