Premium Insights and analysis Budget 2024: Peter Dutton swipes Labor’s public service largesse Economy & Industry The Opposition leader sees the expansion of the APS as a waste when resources could be spent on the nation’s Defence priorities instead.
Premium Insights and analysis Treasurer’s budget mission: Balance, restraint and reform for a better tomorrow May 16, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Jim Chalmers says people are at the heart of the big vision of the 2024-25 federal budget. The treasurer aspires to achieve a new generation of growth and prosperity that allows citizens to enjoy the way Australia’s economy and society are changing.
Independent education body to oversee universities reform May 15, 2024 By Dan Holmes Education The Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) work to drive growth and meet national skills needs through equity measures.
Premium Insights and analysis Future Made in Australia puts premium on economic resilience May 15, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry Future Made in Australia seeks to insulate Australia against an increasingly uncertain international environment.
Premium Insights and analysis How much money the APS is responsible for spending this financial year, and other budget pearls for the public service May 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A whopping $734.5 billion has been budgeted for general government sector spend in next financial year, according to the tome dedicated to agency resourcing.
Show me the money: Tax emerges a serious 2024 budget winner in agency revamp May 14, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social The ATO gets a bigger headcount for bigger returns, with tightening, lightening and frightening money taken from all corners of the economy.
Premium Insights and analysis Ken Henry’s scathing view of tax system design in Australia May 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A former head of Treasury has rebuked the state of Australia’s tax system, saying Australia’s future prosperity is at risk.
Budget 2024: Finance minister mindful of challenges and opportunities Australia’s economic circumstances pose May 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Inflation haunts Jim Chalmers’ third budget, but Katy Gallagher is confident responsible measures the government is taking will temper pressures.
Budget 2024: Multi-billion dollar housing investments unveiled with blessing from national cabinet May 13, 2024 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Tuesday’s federal budget will include measures to deliver more properties to build, rent and buy under the Homes for Australia plan.
Premium Columnists Budget 2024: Place your Made in Australia bets! May 8, 2024 By Stephen Bartos Economy & Industry There is, of course, nothing wrong with picking winners, whether in gambling or government policy. Picking losers is the problem.
Premium Insights and analysis Budget 2024: What we know about Future Made in Australia May 5, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry Treasurer Jim Chalmers spruiks “fourth economy” in a Future Made in Australia speech ahead of federal Budget 2024.
Government spends big on ‘world’s first useful quantum computer’ May 1, 2024 By Dan Holmes Communications & Technology Quantum computing firm PsiQuantum will establish its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Brisbane in exchange for $940 million in concessional loans.
Treasurer tips hat to Australian public servants who built the global economy May 1, 2024 By Dan Holmes Federal Chalmers’ comments came two weeks before the federal Budget, and months short of the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference.
Budget 2024: Decisions taken but not yet announced May 1, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry The 2024 Budget will likely include billions of dollars for unannounced programs. Is it a conspiracy, or just sensible governance?
ATO SES reshuffle sees tech chief role booted down a rung May 1, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Careers The ATO’s tech chief’s role has been downshifted to a Senior Executive Service Band 3 level ahead of the naming of a permanent replacement.
