Executive summary This report sets out the results of the financial statement audits of the 18 Transport cluster agencies and their associated entities for the year ended 30 June 2014. Unqualified audit opinions were issued on all financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2014. The report also provides Parliament and other users of...

Assesses, in general terms, key trends in various cost of living measurements (including the consumer price index), as well as wage indexes in Australia. Introduction A significant concern for many households is the expense they incur to buy goods and services that are necessary to maintain a certain standard of living – that is, their...

Examines community perceptions of crime and safety, offender rates and characteristics, crime rates, victims; measures of policy effectiveness, courts (including bail and sentencing outcomes);recidivism; corrections (including prison population levels); and expenditure on the criminal justice system. Summary Crime and justice are complex and often contested concepts. A range of factors are believed to “cause” crime...

This report presents some facts and figures about Crown land, provides a brief history and summary of the legislation governing Crown land, and outlines the proposed reforms. Introduction In March 2014, the NSW Government announced substantial changes to the management of Crown land in NSW, following a review by an inter-agency Steering Committee. The Minister...

Currently the New South Wales social housing system faces many challenges – funding is decreasing, operating costs are rising and homes are ageing. This makes it difficult to maintain existing properties as well as to build more homes to meet the increasing demand for housing assistance. To make sure that the social housing system continues...