Introduction: This monthly publication presents statistical information for the various types of labour market payments delivered by Centrelink on behalf of the Department of Social Services. This covers Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance (other) in some detail and to a lesser extent, payments such as Mature Age Allowance, Partner Allowance and Widow Allowance.

This audit examined the effectiveness of the administration of the Ethanol Production Grants Program (EPGP). Objective, criteria and scope The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Industry’s administration of the EPGP, including relevant advice on policy development. To form a conclusion against the objective, the following high level audit criteria were...

This annual report promotes awareness about the performance of government services and helps drive improvements in policy and service design and delivery.

This is the second of 2 reports presenting measures of returns to sentenced youth justice supervision using data from the Juvenile Justice National Minimum Data Set. Summary In Australia, youth justice departments are responsible for providing services to young people sentenced to community-based supervision or detention. These services aim to reduce the frequency and seriousness...

The Australian Government's objectives in commissioning this Inquiry are to examine the current operation of the Fair Work Laws and identify future options to improve the laws bearing in mind the need to ensure workers are protected and the need for business to be able to grow, prosper and employ. Scope of the Inquiry