Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies Economy & Industry A re-elected Morrison government would aim to extract $1.5 billion from departmental budgets over four years, “building to $5 billion over the medium term” to
Coalition budget commits $20m to study and stimulate social impact investing April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet scored $5 million in last week’s budget to consider how the Commonwealth can encourage private investment in
Federal Budget 2019: funding ‘Innovation’, at least in name April 2, 2019 By The Mandarin Federal Gone are the days when it felt like every new budget measure would have the word ‘innovation’ somewhere in its title. You might remember it
Federal Budget 2019: Coalition promises funding boost for finance regulators March 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will both get significant funding increases this year to “restore trust” in the
View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games March 25, 2019 By Michelle Grattan New South Wales Scott Morrison couldn’t wait for NSW opposition leader Michael Daley’s concession speech on Saturday night. Morrison leapt to the stage at the Liberals’ function, speaking
Why the Environment and Energy merger makes sense July 20, 2016 By David Donaldson Energy & Environment When it was announced that the Energy and Environment portfolios would be united some expressed concern the move represented a downgrade of the Environment portfolio. Under
Cutting the red tape burden: where public servants come in October 24, 2014 By Stephen Easton News In the lead-up to the second “red tape repeal day” next Wednesday, the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary Josh Frydenberg spent yesterday morning trying to increase
