The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (the PID Act) commenced in January 2014. This independent review considered the impact of the Act on individuals seeking to make disclosures; the impact of the Act on agencies; the breadth of disclosable conduct and the interaction between the Act and other procedures for investigating wrongdoing.

In December 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a more streamlined council system that focused on its immediate priorities and reduced bureaucracy and unnecessary red tape. The council system aligns with the Commonwealth’s commitment to respect state sovereignty and allow them to get on with policy development and service delivery in areas...

This study found that where low aromatic fuel has been introduced, sniffing rates have been reduced on average by 88% across selected communities since 2005-07.

This Implementation Report outlines the outputs and initiatives that have been undertaken to meet the recommendations of the Public Sector Data Management Report (2015).

The Smart Cities Plan sets out the Australian Government’s vision for our cities - metropolitan and regional - and its commitment to smart investment, smart policy and smart technology.