Premium Insights and analysis Treasurer’s budget mission: Balance, restraint and reform for a better tomorrow 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.
Premium Insights and analysis Budget 2024: What the non-government experts are saying May 15, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry As to be expected, the government has received a mixed review for the 2024 federal budget. This matters for the public service, who have the same obligation to listen to quality advice as a politician has to listen to quantity opinion.
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 Everything you need to know about what the budget means for the bureaucracy May 14, 2024 By Stephen Bartos Economy & Industry Difficult as these initiatives will be, the public service has been given an opportunity to show it can rise to the challenge and deliver.
Government to continue cutting spend on consultants May 14, 2024 By Dan Holmes Federal Almost 9,000 new public service positions have been created since last year’s budget, including 5,816 previously contracted roles.
Budget 2024: Services Australia gets funding booster May 14, 2024 By Dan Holmes Community & Social Services Australia will receive $1.8 billion over three years to fund more service delivery staff; 4,030 new staff will join the agency in 2024-25, and another 3,530 the following year.
Treasurer delivers prosperity and security vision as Labor budget marks back-to-back surplus May 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered a $9.3 billion surplus this year, promising to deliver relief to Australians today and tomorrow and help every taxpayer.
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.
Premium Insights and analysis Victorian Treasurer asks his department to get creative for serious long-term savings May 13, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Tim Pallas said that as an avowed policy wonk, he is obsessed with Early Intervention Investment Framework and the benefits it offers.
Budget 2024: Policymakers told economic urgency needed for poverty, housing and children May 7, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Angela Jackson says the 2024 federal budget should anticipate rising rates of DFV, poverty’s impact on childhood, and insecure housing.
Premium Insights and analysis Angela Jackson: Budget measures must lift productive capability of the economy, foster equity May 3, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Women in Economics Network chair Angela Jackson speaks about the tumultuous economic, geopolitical and social climate the federal Budget must address.
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?
Victoria’s canned Commonwealth Games inquiry grapples with access to department documents May 1, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Interim report finds Victoria’s ambitions to host the Commonwealth Games were beleaguered with underestimations of costs and negotiation timeframes that were too short.
DVA, Defence to work together on royal commission recommendations, says Frame March 15, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence Alison Frame says she is prepared to work with Greg Moriarty to implement recommendations the government accepts from the royal commission.