Government departments across Australia have started integrated reporting on outcomes into their funding agreements, as have many philanthropic funders. Yet, for funders, being intentional about the purpose and method of measurement is important. The article identifies five common reasons. For each, the article describes what they are and the implications for how outcomes are measured.

The Disaster Ready Fund (DRF), administered by the National Emergency Management Agency, is the Australian Government's flagship disaster resilience and risk reduction initiative. This performance audit was conducted to provide assurance about whether the award of DRF funding is effective and consistent with the guidelines. It makes six recommendations for improvement.

This audit assessed whether disaster assistance grants for primary producers affected by 2022 flood events in New South Wales were implemented in line with the program guidelines. The report recommends enhanced risk management by lead agencies to better mitigate the risk of fraud.

The paper calls on the next government to address the hardship people are facing and build a fairer and more sustainable future. It provides a suite of major recommendations including lifting Jobseeker, Youth Allowance and related income support payments, building more social housing to address the housing crisis and investing in home energy upgrades.

A framework to help the Australian Government better design, administer, and deliver community grants. It highlights being collaborative, transparent, innovative and focused on outcomes. The framework will help agencies administering community grants work more consistently with the sector.