This analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University (ANU). Audited financial statements show that the ANU generated a $90 million surplus in 2024. The paper outlines items the auditor included and that the ANU leadership rejected. It finds the underlying declared deficit changes the audited result in ways that cannot...

When introduced in 2000–01, revenue from Australia’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) was expected to grow in line with the overall Australian economy, providing a secure revenue source for state governments to fund services. This has not occurred. This paper shows that short-changing of the states is likely to get worse.

Australia’s ability to simultaneously claim that it is acting on climate change while also subsidising and approving major new fossil fuel projects, stems from the way successive Australian Governments have focused attention on emissions reduction targets that are arbitrary and poorly defined. This paper highlights some of the more obvious problems with Australia’s target setting.

Climate change is making natural disasters more frequent and more intense, increasing costs for households, businesses and governments. This includes local governments, which are responsible for community infrastructure and facilities. This paper makes the point that the costs of climate change in Australia are increasing rapidly, while local government revenues are growing far more slowly.

Freedom of information (FOI) is a crucial part of the beneficial information feedback loop between the government and the people. However, this submission finds that Australia's FOI system is broken and cultural and legal changes are needed to fix it. It presents the South Australian FOI review process as a model that could be adopted...