By Julian Bajkowski The Local Government Association of Queensland has issued its 10-point pre-Budget federal election wish list, putting roads and disaster funding reform at the forefront of its agenda. The catalogue of demands comes as the federal government attempts to lock in the final preparations for the federal budget in May. The document will […]
19 March, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The latest quarterly State of the States economic report from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s securities arm, CommSec has found that Western Australia has the strongest state economy but still lags in residential development. The previous State of the States report from CommSec in October 2012 found that New South Wales and […]
22 January, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Commonwealth public servants flying interstate on business will be forced to sit in economy on many short-haul domestic flights as Finance Minister Penny Wong seeks to squeeze a further $550 million through cutbacks and public service cost reductions. Senator Wong announced the crackdown on perceived travel perks as part of a wider […]
25 September, 2012
The Local Government Association of NSW has found that councils will need to reassess and modify their 2012-13 budgets. Councils will need to give their budgets a second look after the federal government substantially overestimated the amount of funds councils would receive in Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs) for 2011-12. The NSW Grants commission advised councils […]
2 August, 2012
Sustainable development will be the main focus of the Western Australian-based City of Fremantle’s 2012/13 budget. The council has a number of programs in its budget including introducing a carbon reserve where 0.9 per cent of annually collected rates are allocated to the reserve to improve carbon reduction activities. This carbon reserve will be the […]
30 July, 2012
A comprehensive ICT audit will have recommendations for the Queensland Government which will save millions on its annual printing budget. Savings of up to 30 per cent could be made to printing and copying as a result of Queensland’s most comprehensive audit of ICT systems and operations. Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the […]
19 July, 2012
Infrastructure and community services will receive investment in a capital works program from the City of Melbourne. The council’s 2012-13 budget has allowed for the program to receive $110 million for a bicycle network, storm water harvesting initiatives, refurbishment and shelter for the homeless. According to the council, the investment in infrastructure and services will […]
27 June, 2012
By Lilia Guan The Federal Government is determined to return budget to “surplus”. In its 2012-2013 budget, the government’s National Health Reforms will provide an additional $19.8 billion in Commonwealth funding for public hospitals by 2019-20. According to Treasurer Wayne Swan, this Budget delivers 76 new health infrastructure projects to upgrade regional hospitals and […]
8 May, 2012
By Lilia Guan The Victorian Government’s recent release of its budget gives IT projects a little bit of breathing space, however with a billion dollars worth of cuts on the books with a lot of activity underway in cutting existing expenditure including IT projects. The government’s recent release of its budget includes $258 […]
4 May, 2012
By Kevin Noonan, Research Director at Ovum Federal public servants will be among the biggest losers from the federal mini-budget announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan. Accompanying his announcement of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook this morning, the treasurer outlined a number of spending cuts which he believes will keep the budget heading toward a […]
29 November, 2011
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Treasurer Mike Baird said the 2011-2012 Budget delivers getting on with the job of improving services, building infrastructure and protecting the State’s. Within the budget about 4000 extra frontline staff has been promised to the State’s hospitals, schools and police stations over the next five years. The budget also delivers […]
7 September, 2011
South Australian metropolitan councils have found an ongoing commitment to sustainability in their annual budgets. The draft annual business plans show funding plans for roads, footpaths, waste management, sporting facilities and libraries. Local Government Association CEO Wendy Campana said the commitment has been seen in recycling, stormwater harvesting, and initiatives related to climate change and […]
8 June, 2011
By Paul Hemsley The associations are unanimously in favour of 'Roads to Recovery' and 'Federal Assistance Grants', but simultaneously “disappointed” that funding for other programs were cut to return Australia to surplus. President of the Australian Local Government Association and Mayor of North Sydney Genia McCaffery said she was happy the government will […]
13 May, 2011
By Lilia Guan Australian deputy prime minister and treasurer, Wayne Swan has released the 2011-2012 budget, with the promise of getting the country back into the black. Mr Swan stated the floods and Cyclone Yasi will cost our economy $9 billion in lost output and reduce real gross domestic product growth by half […]
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