The Australian government announced the new Child Care Package in May 2015, with the policy objective to deliver ‘a simpler, more affordable, more flexible and more accessible child care system.’ The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and governance of the package.

This paper argues that subsidising the development of huge new coal mines, as the world attempts to tackle climate change, is terrible public policy.

The Australian government has tasked the Commission with assessing the zone tax offset (ZTO), the remote area allowance (RAA) and the fringe benefits tax (FBT) remote area concessions. As a first step, the Commission held extensive consultations with communities and businesses in remote Australia. This draft report outlines some of the initial findings.

This report explores how scarce public resources can be used most effectively to achieve universal delivery of water supply and sanitation services. It analyzes the prevalence and performance of subsidies in the sector, then guides policymakers on improving subsidy design and implementation to improve their efficacy and efficiency in attaining their objectives.

In addition to presenting early data about the transition for services and families, this report provides context for the reform package through a review of the history of child care in Australia and a detailed overview of child care provision and the nature and objectives of the Child Care Package at the point of its...