The 2025–26 Budget is focused on building a prosperous future for New South Wales. The government has improved the state’s fiscal position without privatisation or an unfair wages cap. It outlines a pathway to a modest surplus – the first since 2018–19. Key investments include countering a housing crisis and supporting the state's most vulnerable...

The outlook summarises the 2025–26 Budget and forward estimates for the general government sector, the public trading enterprise sector and the total Australian Capital Territory Government. It provides details of the projected Budget results, and background information including economic conditions and federal financial relations. An overview of initiatives and the infrastructure investment program are provided.

The 2025–26 Budget outlines the economic and fiscal outlook for Queensland. Priorities include community safety, targeted cost-of-living relief, new and upgraded hospitals and generational infrastructure investment in road and rail projects. Initiatives include a new home ownership scheme to reduce the deposit gap. The Budget includes regional delivery plans and a women's' economic security statement.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of government activities and performance, including Australia. It presents the latest available data on government finances, employment, institutions, budgeting practices, risk management and citizen satisfaction. It outlines three key areas where governments can work to strengthen public trust and promote prosperity, offering evidence-based tools to tackle long-term challenges.

This paper discusses some of the major economic challenges facing the re-elected Australian Government: budget repair, fiscal reform, productivity growth and housing. It finds that many of the government's fiscal and policy problems are unlikely to resolve without decisive reform. The paper argues that the government must now take fiscal discipline, productivity growth and housing...