Second Interim Report

24 April 2014

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee	(PDF 12KB)
List of Recommendations	(PDF 30KB)
Chapter 1	(PDF 26KB)
Referral First interim report Second interim report Public hearings
Chapter 2 - The Australian healthcare system – expenditure, access and outcomes	(PDF 536KB)
Introduction Government expenditure on health The importance of expenditure on primary care and preventative health measures Potential efficiencies in Australian health expenditure Examining the proposal for a Medicare co-payment Other issues raised with the committee Conclusion
Chapter 3	(PDF 123KB)
Expenditure Government review Is there a welfare crisis? Threat to vulnerable individuals Threat to services The benefits of investing in social services Conclusion
Chapter 4	(PDF 153KB)
Weak labour market conditions Slow wage growth Economy in transition Job losses in the public sector Conclusion
Government senators' dissenting report	(PDF 135KB)
Context for the National Commission of Audit The growing burden of Australia's budget deficit The important work of the commission Increasing health expenditure The increasing bill from income support payments Employment Conclusion
APPENDIX 1	(PDF 57KB)
Summary of income support recipients 2002-2012
APPENDIX 2	(PDF 39KB)
Commonwealth Government employment – tracked job cuts CPSU 17 March 2014

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Commission of Audit
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3530
Fax: +61 2 6277 5809
coaudit.sen@aph.gov.au