News & Events
- Media Release 38/2009 - New Guidelines for Government Grants (1/7/2009)
The Rudd Government today released new guidelines that promote the consistent, transparent and accountable administration of Commonwealth grants. - Green ICT Quick Wins (30/6/2009)
Finance has released an agreed list of Green ICT Quick Wins based on the best practices already adopted by some agencies and the private sector. The list can help government agencies implement low cost measures to realise immediate energy efficiency savings. - Media Release - 22/2009 - Office Holders and Staff Travelling Allowance and Expenses from 1 July to 31 December 2008 (25/6/2009)
Today the Government has tabled three documents - Media Release - 36/2009 - Redundant Regulation Gets the Chop (24/6/2009)
Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation today introduced a Bill into the Parliament to repeal around 30 pieces of redundant regulation. - Joint Media Release - 35/2009 - Rudd Government Launches Government 2.0 Taskforce (22/6/2009)
A taskforce to investigate how the Australian Government can use new ‘Web 2.0’ approaches to expand the uses of Commonwealth information and improve the way government consults and engages with citizens. - Media Release - 32/2009 - Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements April 2009 (5/6/2009)
The underlying cash balance for the 2008-09 year to 30 April 2009 was a deficit of $16,496 million. - Excellence in e-Government Award (e-Award) (14/5/2009)
2009 eAward Winner and Highly Commended entries Announced! - Joint Media Release - 29/2009 - Streamlining the Australian Government's Climate Change Programs and Making Energy Efficient Choices Even Easier (12/5/2009)
The Australian Government will invest $64.6 million over four years as part of its contribution to the National Strategy on Energy Efficiency - Media Release - 28/2009 - Budget Delivers Over $1 Billion in Efficiencies from Government Operations (12/5/2009)
The 2009/10 Budget delivers an additional $1.1 billion in savings over four years in the operation of government, further strengthening the Rudd Government ’s record of reform. - Operation Sunlight: Enhancing Budget Transparency and Accountability (6/5/2009)
Tim Youngberry, Division Manager Financial Reporting and Cash Management recently presented the implementation of Operation Sunlight and the policy and process implications for the financial operations of the Australian Government.
Latest Publications
- Financial Management Guidance Series of Publications (1/7/2009)
Commonwealth Grant Guidelines - July 2009 - Finance Circulars (1/7/2009)
2009/05 - Commitments to spend public money (FMA Regulations 7-13)
2009/04 - Grants - Reporting Requirements
2009/03 - Grants and other common financial arrangements - Comcover Insurance Policy 2009/10
(1/7/2009)
The Comcover Insurance Policy 2009/10 details insurance coverage available to Comcover Fund Members. The Policy will take effect from 1 July 2009. - Parliamentarians' Travel, July to December 2008 (25/6/2009)
- Performance Audit of the Northern Land Council - Governance Component - Report on Recommendations (24/6/2009)
- Guidelines on Recruitment Advertising (11/6/2009)
The guidelines govern a range of aspects of agencies' and departments' recruitment advertising in print media. - Australian Government Monthly Financial Statements (5/6/2009)
April 2009 - Average Staffing Levels (ASL) revised estimates (28/5/2009)
Revised estimates of average staffing levels for the Australian Government general government sector to those published in Statement 6 (Table C5) of Budget Paper No. 1, 2009-10. - FinanceBrief 31 (Revised) - AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures Standardisation of market risk sensitivity analysis (25/5/2009)
This FinanceBrief has been revised to reflect the standard rates applicable to 2008-09 financial statements. - PSS and CSS Long Term Cost Report 2008 (22/5/2009)
A report on the long term cost of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme.
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