Research Branch
April 2022 [PDF 2.8MB]
Budget overview
Australian Government debt
Fiscal overview
Historical Australian Government Data (longer term historical data and charts) [excel]
Macroeconomic Outlook
Revenue and expenditure
Policy and budget measure briefs
Economics, finance and infrastructure
Cost of living measures
Environmental market measures
Infrastructure expenditure over the next decade
Regional Australia measures
Regional telecommunications measures
The impact of housing measures
Education, media and arts
Apprenticeship incentives
Arts and culture
Media sector reforms
Schools and students
Skills training
Environment, science and energy
Antarctica
Energy
Environment
Great Barrier Reef
Science and Research
Foreign affairs, defence and security
Cybersecurity package
Defence overview
Foreign affairs overview
Foreign aid budget
Veterans’ Affairs
Health, ageing and disability
Aged care
Health overview
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention – Stage 2
Public health and women’s health
Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous Affairs: health, culture and language, housing, justice and safety
Indigenous Affairs: leadership, land, economic development and education
Law, justice and immigration
Australian Human Rights Commission
Building Australia’s circular waste economy
Immigration
Legal aid and legal assistance services
Legal Support for the Office of the Special Investigator: Alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan
Public Sector
Procurement, and selected public sector ICT initiatives
Public sector staffing and resourcing
Social services and welfare
Changes to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme
Social security
Women’s safety
Budget concept articles
See also the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) Online budget glossary, which explains key terms related to the Commonwealth Government budget in a non-technical way.
Videos
Navigating the Budget Papers (Parliamentary network access only)
These short training videos are a Guide to navigating the individual Budget papers. They are designed to highlight key information in the Budget Papers and explain where to find the information and how to interpret it.
Budget special—threats to and opportunities for the Australian economy
Wednesday 16 March
Presented by Dr Sarah Hunter, Nick Marro & David Pearce
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