Budget Review 2011–12

May 2011

Introduction
Budget overview		Social policy
	Budget 2011–12: key features		Arts and culture
	Agency capital investment: funding and presentation			Film and arts
Climate change, energy and the environment				Media
	Environment and natural resource management		Education
	Pests			School education
	Sustainability			Higher education
	Water			Vocational education and training
	Climate change		Health
	Renewable energy			Mental health: centrepiece of this year’s health budget
Defence				Dental health: modest steps towards reform
	Introduction			Health infrastructure
	Australian War Memorial funding			Health financing
	Defence civilian workforce			Ongoing issues for the health and aged care budget
	Defence Major capital investment program		Immigration
	Australian Defence Force operations			Migration and humanitarian programs
	Strategic Reform Program			Responding to boat arrivals
Economy			Social services and welfare
	Mining boom mark II			Disability support pension—reforms
Foreign affairs				Family assistance retargeted
	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade			Workforce participation measures
	Official development assistance: a commitment kept			Welfare reforms to change personal behaviour
Infrastructure				Reforms and rationalisation of the Human Services delivery agencies
	National Broadband Network—funding, implementation and regulation			Indigenous affairs
	Urban infrastructure and transport safety	Superannuation
Legal issues and the Attorney-General’s portfolio			‘Stronger super’ and other reform measures
	Constitutional recognition of local government	Taxation
	Combating discrimination—the Australian Human Rights Commission		Fringe benefits tax—reform of the car fringe benefits rules
	Australian Law Reform Commission		Not-for-profits: regulation and taxation
	Legal aid		Small business car tax write off
Parliamentary issues		Workplace relations
	Parliamentary issues		Workplace relations
Public sector
	Australian Public Service
Science
	Science portfolio overview