Research Paper Series 2013–14
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Research Branch
May 2014
Contents
Introduction
The Budget as a whole
Overview
Is this a tough Budget?
Reactions from interest groups
Budget briefs
Agriculture
Rural research and development
Cessation of animal welfare assistance in destination countries and Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
Drought package
Arts and media
Arts and culture
Public service broadcasting
Climate change, energy and the environment
The Emissions Reduction Fund
Water
Environment
Mining and resources
Changes to energy and climate programs
Commonwealth–State relations
Health funding agreements
GST and Commonwealth–State relations
Federalism—an overview of changes
Corporate regulation
Corporate regulation—ASIC, APRA, ACCC, ATO, and AUSTRAC funding and governance changes
Defence
Defence budget overview
Defence materiel
Defence personnel
ADF Super—a new military superannuation scheme
Education
Early childhood
Reform of the higher education demand-driven system
Other higher education measures
School education
Support for skills training
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs overview
Official Development Assistance—the future of Australian aid
Health
Health workforce
Medicare
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Sport
Other health measures
Immigration and border control
Migration and humanitarian programs
Responding to unauthorised arrivals
Counter-people smuggling measures
Australian Border Force
Indigenous affairs
Indigenous affairs
Industry policy
Restructuring of business assistance programs
Automotive industry package
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—capital injection
Research and Development tax incentive—reduction in rates of offset
Infrastructure
Infrastructure expenditure
Infrastructure Growth Package—Asset Recycling Fund
Law and policing
Legal aid and legal assistance services
Amalgamation of merits review tribunals
Law and Justice—Commissions
Law enforcement and crime prevention
Public sector
Smaller government
Australian Public Service staffing and efficiencies
Science and research
Science sector futures
Social services and welfare
Aged care
Changed indexation of pensions and tightened eligibility for all benefits
Changes to Disability Support Pension
Changes to support for pensioners and retirees
Family payments
Workforce participation measures
Housing and homelessness
Paid Parental Leave and other social services measures
Superannuation
Superannuation changes
Taxation
Temporary budget repair levy
Reintroduction of fuel excise indexation
Taxation treatment of ethanol and biodiesel
Restoring integrity in the tax system—further decisions
Workplace relations
Reductions in payments under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee
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