The aims of this white paper are to independently evaluate the openness and competitiveness of the Australian Commonwealth grant program, and to provide a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of businesses that use these grants. Through a detailed exploration and analysis of the grant funding process, and using data made available by the Australian Government...

This submission offers recommendations in response to the Department of Social Service consultation investigating a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector.

This report illuminates how to improve data sharing and performance management in intergovernmental programs. The authors share findings from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program that inform an in-depth examination of the federal government’s largest discretionary grant program intended to reduce homelessness.

This paper analyses the performance of businesses that received Export Market Development Grants (EMDG). It finds larger firms are more likely to achieve success in exporting than smaller firms and EMDG recipients have better turnover growth and are more likely to continue exporting.

This final inquiry report examines the challenges of financing to buy a first home. It incorporates four supporting research projects and focuses on socio-economic developments and policy settings that impact access to home ownership.