This consultation paper sets out the nature of each of the tasks assigned to the Commission for the Government's Clean Energy Future Package. The Australian Parliament recently passed the Government’s Clean Energy and related legislation (referred to as the Clean Energy Future Package). The Clean Energy Future Package creates a carbon pricing mechanism (to commence...

This Background Note provides an overview of the current administration of Commonwealth Government advertising, together with some historical information. Advertising has been an activity of Australian governments ‘since their inception’, and campaign advertising (coordinated advertising activities designed to inform or influence behaviour), in one form or another, has been an element of government advertising in...

This paper identifies the fuels that are taxed, the forms that the taxes take and, where possible, quantifies the amounts collected. There are various estimates of the value of government subsidies to fossil fuels in Australia. These estimates range from around $8 billion to $12 billion annually. Fossil fuels are also taxed. The Australian Government...

The planning, design, funding and delivery of quality, contemporary health care is universally a complex and challenging task. This is irrespective of setting, community and population characteristics, economic circumstances and individual health status. In rural and remote Australia the complexity is magnified by unique characteristics and challenges. These necessitate the development and application of a...

This book is a tribute by the Australian government to the work of Indigenous communities managing land and sea country. Indigenous Protected Areas are one of Australia’s conservation success stories – protecting culture and country, while providing a pathway to meaningful jobs and positive health, education and social benefits.