Independent candidates have set out a range of policies they want. If there is a balance-of-power scenario in the House of Representatives they will be well placed to secure commitments from major parties.

WHAT DO KEY INDEPENDENTS WANT?

Allegra Spender (Wentworth)

* Cut carbon emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2030

* Smart, sustainable and fiscally responsible economy

* Better funding for education and health

* Federal ICAC, more transparency of political donations, funding for ABC

* Protect LGBTQI and Indigenous people and refugees.

Kylea Tink (North Sydney)

* Net zero by 2040 and reduce national emissions by 60 per cent by 2030

* Decarbonisation and an economy powered by well-educated and highly trained young Australians

* Federal ICAC and donation reform, stronger powers for auditor-general

* Paid parental leave, universal access to early childhood education

* Review of COVID-19 experience and National Centre for Disease Control.

Dr Sophie Scamps (Mackellar)

* 50 per cent reduction in climate pollution by 2030

* Federal ICAC, reform political donations

* Community-led family and domestic violence services, eliminating gender pay gap

* Improve mental health services, increase wages for nurses and midwives.

Zali Steggall (Warringah)

* Future-focused circular economy, return to budget discipline

* Carbon neutral economy, net zero framework, future-proof agriculture

* Better access to NDIS

* End indefinite detention for refugees

* Address housing affordability and security

Zoe Daniel (Goldstein)

* Federal ICAC

* Halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero before 2050

* Housing affordability in tax review

* Migration policy to attract high skilled workers.

* Supports right of Jewish people to a safe and secure homeland in the state of Israel.

Monique Ryan (Kooyong)

* Reduce emissions by 60 per cent by 2030, transition to electric vehicles

* Sustainable recovery from COVID for small and medium businesses, university and the arts

* Federal ICAC, reform political campaign funding, truth in political advertising

* Support for First Nations Australians and the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Kate Chaney (Curtin)

* 50 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030, independent climate commission

* Federal ICAC, better disclosure of political donations

* Improve housing affordability.

INCUMBENT CROSSBENCHERS

Helen Haines (Indi)

* Locally owned renewable energy, cheaper home batteries

* Funding for Albury Wodonga Hospital and outdated local health facilities, locally trained healthcare workers

* Improve NBN for regional Australians

* Better rail transport

* Regional Housing Infrastructure Fund.

Andrew Wilkie (Clark)

* Electric vehicles, protecting forests, 100 per cent renewables, independent environment protection authority

* Protect Tasmanian fish farms

* Support for First Nations Australians and the Uluru Statement from the Heart

* Increased rent assistance and support for first home buyers

* Federal ICAC, political donations reform

* National Independent Office of Animal Welfare.

Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo)

* Federal ICAC, better disclosure of political donations

* Funding for and preservation of agriculture

* Better Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme coverage for critical medications

* Climate action, keeps plastics out of the oceans, minimise big oil.

Bob Katter (Kennedy)

* National Energy Grid

* Protection of property rights

* Open, public registry of foreign ownership

* Remove tax on Australian-produced biofuels

* No carbon tax, no emissions trading scheme, no mining tax.

Adam Bandt (Greens, Melbourne)

* Federal ICAC, better donation disclosure

* Treaty process with First Nations people

* No more coal and gas

* Corporate super-profits tax of 40 per cent

* Establish minimum living wage at 60 per cent of the median wage and lift wages for everyone so no one is below the poverty line

* Lift JobSeeker to $80 a day

* Medicare-funded free dental care.

Craig Kelly (United Australia Party, Hughes)

* Strengthen Australia's defence, expand gold card benefits for veterans

* Repayment of national debt, abolish fringe benefits and provisional tax, abolish national cabinet

* Fund hospitals, increase age pension by $180 a fortnight

* Abolish HECS debts for students

* Maximum three per cent interest on home loans, make first $30,000 of home loans tax deductible.

This explainer is written in a personal capacity

Australian Associated Press