The Australian Government is investing in the digital transformation agenda to make it easier for individuals and businesses to access government services. The push to move government service delivery online and the speed of reforms require adequate consideration of, and tailored responses to, accessibility issues regarding the online information provision and service delivery.

Overview A federal election is an opportunity to take stock of how Australia is doing, where it’s going, and what governments can do about it. This report surveys policy recommendations from seven years of Grattan Institute reports and outlines what the Commonwealth Government should do to improve Australia.

Overview The tax burden imposed by the Commonwealth Government alone, and by all Australian governments, is above its historical levels and forecast to go well above these averages. Similar results are obtained if the budget deficit is included to measure the long-run tax burden. In the past when the budget was close to balance, the...

This report gives interested readers greater access to the complex workings of the Defence budget and promotes informed debate on Defence budget issues. Introduction And so it begins. Not with a bang but with a whimper. Despite the fanfare accompanying the release of the 2016 Defence White Paper, defence spending will decline by 0.5% in...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of selected departments’ implementation of the Deregulation Agenda: Cutting Red Tape initiatives. Conclusion The incoming Government’s Deregulation Agenda included an annual net reduction target of at least $1 billion in red tape, and on taking office in late 2013, internal portfolio-level reduction targets were set by Ministers, with a combined...