This paper considers the policy environment which has surrounded federal government sports funding decisions since federation, concentrating on the period from the 1970s from which time the federal government has become increasingly involved in funding sport at the elite and participation or grassroots levels. Introduction The Australian Government has only relatively recently become involved in...

This report found that Australia was on track to halve the gap in child death rates within 10 years. In education, more young Indigenous people were completing Year 12 and studying post school qualifications, but Indigenous children were not doing well in reading and numeracy. Key findings: There has been good progress on 3 of...

This strategy has identified three core goals and a set of actions to achieve the government’s vision. However, as the cloud services market continues to evolve, users and providers of cloud services must remain responsive to change. Likewise, the government will continue to adapt its strategy in response to market and technological changes.

NB The full compilation of this series was launched on 26 June 2014, called "False economies: unpacking public service efficiency" and available here > • In Doing less with less, CPD public service Research Director Christopher Stone contends that sometimes cutting can cost more than it saves. Shifting responsibility to the private sector is not...

This report examines feedback from the community sector and the public on the discussion paper for the Victorian Government's Sector Service Reform project. A snapshot from the consultations captures the top 5 priorities for reform as being to: Focus more on outcomes. Increase collaboration across services. Explore new funding models and improve reporting and database...