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Research Branch May 2017
Background information
Individual briefs will be made available progressively on this page.
A compilation of short, succinct written briefs covering key Budget issues, including:
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The headline numbers Assessment of the key macroeconomic parameters ‘Good’ debt, ‘bad’ debt: changes to accounting treatment
Higher education reform Skills training A new plan for school funding
Environment Science, research and innovation Energy and resources
A levy on major banks and improving accountability for bank executives Housing affordability measures Tax—tobacco excise Tax integrity and compliance measures
Legal aid and legal assistance services Law enforcement overview Parenting Management Hearings
Media Arts and culture
Defence budget overview Defence personnel Official Development Assistance: steady, but still shrinking National security overview Immigration and border protection overview
Medicare Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Mental health Other health measures
Indigenous Affairs—Government priority areas Indigenous affairs: health and wellbeing
Public sector staffing, organisation and efficiencies Public sector ICT
Aged care Family payments Pensions Veterans’ Affairs Job seeker compliance and workforce participation Social housing and homelessness Drug testing for welfare recipients A simpler welfare system National Disability Insurance Scheme
Professor Glenn Withers AO Notes [PDF 275KB] Professor Susan Thorp Notes [PDF 564KB] Professor Bob Gregory AO Notes [PDF 573KB]
Daniel Weight: navigating the Budget papers [PDF 444KB] Dr Nitin Gupta: Understanding budgets – an economic toolkit [PDF 220KB] [MP4 218MB]
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