This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' role in the delivery of the Children and Family Centre component of the National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Early Childhood Development. Overall conclusion: The establishment of Children and Family Centres (CFCs) was intended by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to...

The report focusses on movements in the estimated structural budget balance over the past decade and through the 2013-14 budget and forward estimates years.

Key findings Australia's immigration detention network has been subject to numerous reviews in recent years. This was due to the unprecedented strain on the network arising from increased Irregular Maritime Arrivals and the subsequent unrest and increase in suicide and self-harm incidents in 2010 and 2011. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the department) and...

The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2011–12 provides a snapshot of the Australian illicit drug market. The report combines illicit drug data from a variety of sources including law enforcement, health and academia. The Illicit Drug Data Report is the only report of its type in Australia and provides an important evidence...

This series of briefing papers details the new budget's impact on a range of policy areas. These policy briefs are being gradually uploaded by the Parliamentary Library as of 17 May 2013. The areas they cover include: Agriculture Arts and media and sport Climate change, energy and the environment Commonwealth-State relations Corporate governance Defence Education...