Examining the origins, conduct, conclusions of, and reactions to, previous budget reviews provides some indications about how the current National Commission of Audit might unfold. Introduction On 22 October 2013 the Abbott Government announced the appointment of a National Commission of Audit. In announcing the review, Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Cormann said ‘[i]t...

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne are to blame for WA's Barnett Government cutting $183 million claims education and axing 360 teachers and 350 teachers' aides and support staff.

This Noetic Note presents what Noetic has observed and learned in the process of developing and implementing investment management.

This paper summarises the information derived from the 2011 Softlink Australian School Library Survey and explores the relationships between budgets, staffing and student literacy levels in school libraries. Principle findings from the 2011 Softlink Australian School Library Survey include: Where student numbers are the same, it is shown that primary school libraries receive significantly less...

The Coalition's proposed $4.5 billion cuts to foreign aid will result in the loss of 450,000 lives, World Vision Australia chief executive officer Tim Costello claims.