Making the budget a more transparent, user-friendly publication Economy & Industry The Commonwealth budget’s four headline papers take up 842 pages. Add auxiliary papers such as the portfolio budget statements, and well over 5,000 pages of
Federal Budget 2018: Home Affairs review and security clearance boost May 8, 2018 By David Donaldson News It only came into existence a few months ago, but the government is already planning a strategic review of the Department of Home Affairs. The
Federal Budget 2018: digital government May 8, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The federal government plans to spend about $600 million on a suite of diverse initiatives labelled as “delivering Australia’s digital future” in this year’s budget,
Federal Budget 2018: improved care choices as Australians living longer May 8, 2018 By David Donaldson Health This year’s federal budget recognises the increasing challenge ageing presents to government, with big funding increases across aged care, as well as support for older
Federal Budget 2018: tax cuts and slow spending growth May 8, 2018 By Tom Burton News The federal budget continues the government’s tight control over spending, with program spending growth predicted to be the lowest in 50 years. Awash with tax
Federal Budget 2018: top-ups for the central agencies, few 'efficiencies' left to find May 8, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Like last year’s federal budget, the plan for 2018-19 involves re-purposing a range of “efficiencies” found in some parts of the public sector, investing in
Vic Budget 2018: more money to move public servants out of Melbourne May 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Today’s Victorian Budget will include an extra $16 million for a “GovHub” office in downtown Bendigo where about 1000 public servants from the state and
Cost of federal tech projects revealed March 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Several agencies have broken down the budgets of current tech projects for the Senate’s Finance and Public Administration Committee in answers to advance questions on
'We took it too far': WA premier applauded for reversing education cuts January 12, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The Western Australian government has reconsidered some of its cost-cutting measures in the education portfolio in response to a passionate outcry, and been applauded for doing
WA budget confirms state's bureaucracy transformation is still one to watch September 8, 2017 By The Mandarin News The Western Australian McGowan government’s first budget, handed down yesterday, attracted more headlines for what promises it broke than where it stayed the course. Most
Cut-through messaging: SA Budget newspaper worth the opprobrium? June 27, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology “Free newspaper?” Anyone? This was the familiar offer that greeted Adelaide commuters at the train station last Thursday afternoon, only something was different. Not only
NSW Budget: Infrastructure everywhere to absorb cash deluge June 20, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski News If deficits yawn, surpluses surely roar and the torrent of cash now flowing through the 2017-18 New South Wales Budget is simply deafening. Doubling down
Hurry means worry for the NDIS, warns Productivity Commission June 15, 2017 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The National Disability Insurance Scheme is not heading for a major cost blowout but the rushed rollout is leading to “poor outcomes” for participants, according
Open invite: anyone can grill NT public servants after Estimates boycott June 8, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Northern Territory government is running an impromptu experiment in open public accountability by inviting anyone to have a crack at scrutinising public servants in