First Interim Report

First Interim report

4 February 2015

View the report as a single document - (PDF 431KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee	(PDF 20KB)
List of Recommendations	(PDF 28KB)
Chapter 1	(PDF 31KB)
Establishment of the Select Committee Background Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Government changes to Newstart	(PDF 75KB)
Changes to Newstart in the budget Criticisms of the government's changes to Newstart Committee View
Chapter 3 - The Abbott Government's cuts to funding for Youth Connections and Reclink Australia	(PDF 110KB)
Youth Connections Commonwealth funding for Youth Connections The strengths of Youth Connections A unique service Reclink Australia Commonwealth funding for Reclink Reclink's strengths A unique service Increased costs for the Commonwealth from cuts to Youth Connections and Reclink Australia Committee View
Chapter 4 - The Abbott Government's cuts to education	(PDF 109KB)
Higher Education Vocational Education and Training School Funding Committee view
Government Senators' dissenting report	(PDF 60KB)
Unsustainable funding needs to be addressed The Government's budget is responsible and timely Making welfare sustainable Assisting Australians who want to work Reforms to higher education Conclusion
APPENDIX 1	(PDF 18KB)
Submissions Answers to Questions on Notice
APPENDIX 2	(PDF 16KB)

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