The report provides an assessment of state and territory performance against the benchmarks outlined in the Essential Vaccines Schedule for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Three jurisdictions met all five benchmarks in the assessment period, with a further four jurisdictions meeting four benchmarks.

Enhancing the sustainability of Australia's agricultural industry is both an environmental imperative and an economic necessity. This report argues that farmers' efforts to increase the sustainability of the sector are hampered by the current reporting framework. It identifies key areas for improvement and emphasises the importance of aligning with best-practice global sustainability standards to ensure...

Primary Health Networks (PHNs) coordinated and commissioned place-based primary health care services to address their region’s local identified health needs. This report looks at the performance and outcomes of the PHN program. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt the primary health care system from the previous year, including delivery of the PHN program and its...

A review prompted by the 2023 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability produced this update to Australia’s national disability policy framework. The update is focused on governance, reporting improvements, and addressing gaps in the original strategy.

The purpose of this guide is to explain Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) methodologies to help entities prepare for an ANAO audit. This edition is intended for officials within government entities responsible for governance, internal audit or a government activity that may be the subject of an ANAO performance audit.