Federal government
Guide
Administrative Arrangements Order: summary of changes 29 May 2019
Administrative Arrangements Order (AAOs) formally allocate executive responsibility among ministers. They set out which matters and legislation are administered by which department or portfolio. This updated document sets out the Australian government's portfolio and department changes following the Morrison Government's re-election.
Policy report
Labor's fair go budget plan
ALP policy document, outlining their 2019 plans for the Australian budget and fiscal policy generally.
Report
Dirty power: big coal's network of influence over the Coalition government
This report analyses the extent to which the coal industry is embedded in Australian federal politics. It demonstrates how coal’s pivotal position in key networks of influence has enabled its interests to remain central to the climate and energy policy agenda of the Morrison Government.
Guide
Australian government contract management guide
This guide replaces the Australian National Audit Office’s Developing and Managing Contracts Better Practice Guide. It provides guidance at a practitioner level for Commonwealth officials who manage contracts.
Discussion paper
#WaterMates: the buyers and sellers of Australia’s most controversial water
The Australia Institute has released this additional analysis of the controversial $80 million water deal between the Department of Agriculture and Water and a company domiciled in the Cayman Islands. The analysis shows the close collaboration between the department and the company selling the water, Eastern Australia Agriculture (EAA), as outlined in documents released to...