The purpose of this information report will be to provide transparency of, and insights on, Commonwealth entities’ self-reporting of procurement contracts on AusTender. This information report will be neither an audit or assurance review and will present no conclusions or opinions. The report will be presented in a variety of ways, including tables, figures, and publicly available data from public sector procurement activity recorded in AusTender.

The information report would provide insights into the extent to which actual public sector expenditure, as reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements, is aligned with the forecasts and priorities set by government in the Portfolio Budget Statements. This information report would be neither an audit nor an assurance review and would present no conclusions or opinions. The report would present the information in a variety of ways, including tables and figures, using publicly available data.

This information report would provide data and insights in relation to the executive government’s compliance with legislative requirements to report to Parliament. This information report will neither be an audit nor an assurance review and will present no conclusions or opinions.

The formal presentation of documents and reports by Ministers is one of the principal means whereby the Parliament informs itself in relation to public affairs.

The objective of this information report is to provide transparency and insights on the governing boards of Commonwealth entities and companies and the membership of these boards.

The objectives of this information report are to provide transparency of, and insights on, government grants expense and Commonwealth entities’ self-reporting of grants on GrantConnect.

This information report seeks to provide greater transparency on procurement activity in the Australian public sector. This information report is neither an audit nor an assurance review and presents no conclusions or opinions. The report is presented in a variety of ways, including tables and figures, publicly available data from public sector procurement activity recorded in AusTender.

Procurement is a significant public sector activity worth $47.4 billion in 2016–17. This information report seeks to provide greater transparency on procurement activity in the Australian public sector. This information report is neither an audit nor an assurance review and presents no conclusions or opinions. The report presents in a variety of ways, including tables and figures, publicly available data from public sector procurement activity.