1467 Items found
Published: Thursday 13 August 2015
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s regulation of permits and approvals within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Entity
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Published: Wednesday 16 June 2010
Published

The audit objective was to assess the Tax Office's effectiveness in administering the tax obligations of non-residents.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 30 April 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the child support objection review process.

Entity
Department of Human Services; Department of Social Services
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Responded: Tuesday 20 January 2015
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 January 2015 to correspondence from Senator Nick Xenophon of 9 December 2014 and Senator the Hon Kim Carr of 15 January 2015, on the advertising campaign on higher education issues.

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Published: Tuesday 2 February 2016
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) administers the science and technology work it undertakes for the Australian Defence Organisation.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 15 September 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess DoHA's effectiveness:

  • in undertaking PIP program planning, program monitoring and review; and
  • with Medicare Australia, in ensuring PIP program delivery to general practices and their medical practitioners.

In undertaking the audit, the ANAO considered the 12 incentives that comprised the PIP up to August 2009. The three most recently introduced incentives at the time of audit fieldwork, namely, Domestic Violence, GP Aged Care Access and eHealth incentives, were examined in greater detail and formed case studies to support audit analysis. The ANAO also sought views on the program administration from industry, including from general practices directly through an online survey.

With regard to accreditation of general practice, the audit scope did not include an assessment of the Standards nor the work of the bodies that undertake accreditation of general practices. The ANAO's focus on general practice accreditation related to DoHA's management of program entry criteria.

Entity
Department of Health and AgeingMedicare Australia
Responded: Friday 10 September 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 10 September 2021 to correspondence from Mr Adam Bandt MP dated 25 August 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation into the management of the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program. 

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Published: Tuesday 15 May 2018
Published

The objective of this review was to determine whether the establishment and early implementation of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Recovery Program by the Department of Jobs and Small Business has provided a sound basis for achieving value for money.

Entity
Department of Jobs and Small Business
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Published: Wednesday 3 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's activities to promote employer compliance with Superannuation Guarantee obligations.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

Entity
Department of Defence; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Employment; Department of Industry and Science; and Department of Education and Training
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Responded: Thursday 29 July 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 29 July 2021 to correspondence from Ms Michelle Rowland MP and Senator Kimberley Kitching dated 9 July 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine NBN Co Limited executive bonuses for the 2019–2020 financial year and the legitimacy of the underlying targets to which the bonuses were linked. 

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Responded: Friday 2 December 2016
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 2 December 2016 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate, on 14 October 2016, regarding a resolution agreed by the Senate requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a performance audit assessing the procurement of services related to the National Cancer Screening Register.

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Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
Published

The audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture’s administration of the Imported Food Inspection Scheme.

Entity
Department of Agriculture
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Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development's regulation of passenger security screening at Australian domestic airports.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Communications and the Arts’ assessment and selection of base stations for funding under the first round of the Mobile Black Spot Programme.

Entity
Department of Communications and the Arts
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Responded: Monday 28 April 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 28 April 2025 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Anne Ruston dated 31 March 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine a grant awarded to the Gallipoli Turkish Cultural Foundation.

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Published: Thursday 27 November 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and conduct of the third and fourth funding rounds of the Regional Development Australia Fund.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Published: Thursday 7 November 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) financial industry levies.

Entity
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; Department of the Treasury
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Published: Wednesday 20 June 2007
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources' management of the Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Program. The audit focused on how the department:

  • promoted the Program and assessed applications for funding;
  • managed the funding agreements; and
  • managed the Program's governance arrangements.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Responded: Friday 14 April 2023
Response provided

The Auditor-General received correspondence from Senator the Hon Don Farrell dated 7 November 2022, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Parliamentary Expenses Management System project.

The Auditor-General met with Senator the Hon Don Farrell on 24 November 2022 to discuss the concerns raised in the request for audit. The request is being considered in the development of the ANAO 2022–23 Annual Audit Work Program.

The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator the Hon Don Farrell on 14 April 2023.

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Responded: Friday 14 February 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 14 February 2020 to correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young dated 20 January 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General investigate allegations concerning procurement of water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin. 

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Published: Thursday 23 April 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the (former) Department of Industry’s administration of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program.

Entity
Department of Education and Training
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Published: Thursday 30 October 2014
Published

The audit objective was to examine the selected entities’ effectiveness in implementing entity-wide fraud control arrangements, including compliance with the requirements of the 2011 Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines (2011 Guidelines), and the overall administration of the fraud control framework by the Attorney-General’s Department.

Entity
Across Entities
Published: Thursday 9 February 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FaHCSIA, DEEWR and DoHA seek to reduce service delivery risks posed by capacity constraints in Indigenous organisations.

Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Health and Ageing
Responded: Wednesday 20 December 2023
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 December 2023 to correspondence from Ms Zali Steggall MP dated 15 December 2023, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a review of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, administered by the Attorney-General’s Department.

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Published: Tuesday 2 December 2008
Published

The campaign's objectives are to raise awareness, among those for whom English is not a convenient language, of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Responded: Friday 10 September 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 10 September 2021 to correspondence from Ms Madeleine King MP and Senator the Hon Kristina Keneally dated 26 August 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program because of probity concerns. 

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Responded: Friday 19 November 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 19 November 2021 to correspondence from Ms Alicia Payne MP dated 5 November 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General clarify some points of concern about the potential audit of the Australian War Memorial expansion (Management of the Australian War Memorial's development project).

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Published: Thursday 19 February 2009
Published

The objectives of the campaign are to increase knowledge and awareness, among people for whom English is not a convenient language, of the Education Tax Refund, the need to keep receipts, eligibility requirements, and how to claim the refund, with the overall objective of encouraging eligible Australians to make a claim for a rebate.

Published: Tuesday 2 December 2008
Published

The Economic Security Strategy (ESS) campaign is intended to inform the community of aspects of the Australian Government's response to the global financial crisis. This component of the campaign is designed to raise awareness, among those for whom English is not a convenient language, of the financial assistance available, in the form of lump sum payments, and of access and eligibility requirements.

Published: Thursday 20 November 2008
Published

The ABHI campaign is an information campaign, largely in cooperation with other states (excl Victoria) which promotes improved public health and reduced incidence of chronic disease. This component of the campaign takes a culturally relevant approach and includes advertising content and messages delivered through Indigenous media channels.

Responded: Friday 21 March 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 21 March 2025 to correspondence from Ms Kylea Tink MP dated 28 February 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the defence export permit approvals process.

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Published: Tuesday 24 June 2008
Published

The purpose of this campaign is to inform people of the Child Care Tax Rebate.

Published: Wednesday 8 December 2021
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Monday 8 July 2024
Published

The ANAO was invited to prepare a paper for an international conference on the role of supreme audit Institutions in combatting corruption for the advancement of transparency, public integrity, and good governance. The international conference formed part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the State Audit Office of Viet Nam and was held from 8-12 July 2024,

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Published: Monday 18 August 2008
Published

In February 2008, the Government agreed its Climate Change Policy Framework built on three pillars: reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions; adapting to climate change that we can't avoid; and helping to shape a global solution. Phase One of the campaign is the Householder Action advertising campaign, designed to empower householders to take action on climate change and to inform the community about measures for compensating low income households.

Responded: Tuesday 27 November 2018
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 27 November 2018 to correspondence from Senator Hanson-Young dated 26 October 2018, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the use of grant funding from the Connections Project.

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Published: Tuesday 2 July 2019
Published

The ANAO Corporate Plan 2019–20 is the ANAO’s key strategic planning document. It guides our operating environment and sets out how we will deliver on our purpose. This Quality Assurance Framework and Plan complements the Corporate Plan. It describes the ANAO Quality Assurance Framework and reflects the ANAO’s quality assurance strategy and deliverables for the coming year.

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Published: Tuesday 27 October 2009
Published

The National Binge Drinking Campaign's objectives are to raise awareness of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Published: Friday 17 October 2008
Published

The objective of the Liquids Aerosols and Gels (LAGS) Trials is to assess the capability of various screening technologies to detect explosives in LAGs, with the ultimate objective of providing information to the Australian Government on the effectiveness and efficiency of the screening technology (in aviation security). The proposed public awareness strategy aims to raise awareness of the Trials amongst the travelling public, encourage their participation, and inform them of their rights and obligations during the Trials.

Published: Thursday 4 June 2015
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Finance’s administration of travel entitlements provided to Parliamentarians.

Entity
Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 5 November 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of annual compliance arrangements with large corporate taxpayers.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Friday 16 January 2009
Published

This phase of the campaign (phase two) is designed to communicate information and raise awareness about the First Home Owners Boost amongst potential first home buyers, through limited media (print/ radio/ digital/ outdoor advertisement) supported by marketing collateral.

Published: Thursday 29 January 2009
Published

This phase of the campaign (phase two) is designed to communicate information and raise awareness about the First Home Owners Boost amongst potential first home buyers for whom English is not a convenient language.

Published: Friday 24 October 2008
Published

The ABHI campaign is an information campaign, largely in cooperation with other states (excl Victoria) which promotes improved public health and reduced incidence of chronic disease. The campaign aims to update public perceptions on lifestyle choices and risk factors leading to obesity and resultant disease. It is anticipated that people will take positive action to be more active and modify their diet, leading to a reduction in instances of diseases.

Published: Wednesday 8 April 2009
Published

The Digital Switchover campaign aims to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television by 31 December 2013. The first phase of this campaign aims to raise awareness and provide general information to people about the Digital Switchover. This phase includes the introduction of a labelling scheme, to identify whether TVs are digital ready or require a set top box.

Published: Friday 6 March 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Thursday 5 February 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's administration of the Tariff Concession System.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Responded: Monday 7 June 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 7 June 2021 to correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young dated 10 May 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the federal government’s spending on offsets for the Western Sydney Airport.

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Published: Thursday 11 June 2009
Published

This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's recruitment target. The commercials advertise a variety of specific Army positions and have been developed to enhance and support the current suite of Army commercials.

Published: Wednesday 28 October 2009
Published

The Summer 2009-10 National Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign's aim is to educate young Australians about the seriousness of, and their susceptibility to, skin cancer and to increase their adoption of the five key sun protection behaviours (Wearing a hat, staying in the shade, applying sunscreen, wearing sunglasses and sun protective clothing).

Responded: Wednesday 16 September 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 21 August 2020 to correspondence from the Hon Mark Butler MP dated 26 July 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General review the integrity of the Supporting Reliable Energy Infrastructure Program, in particular with reference to the grant to Shine Energy. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response on 16 September 2020.

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Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's management of MAL. The scope was confined to DIAC's management and use of the system: it did not examine the work of others with an interest in the system, such as security agencies.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Published: Tuesday 14 April 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to raise awareness of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s identity verification arrangements for applicants in the Citizenship Program.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Published: Tuesday 14 April 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Thursday 19 March 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Friday 13 March 2009
Published

The campaign is a community awareness campaign designed to raise awareness of Australia's quarantine laws and of the particular risks of bringing foreign items into Australia.

Published: Thursday 12 March 2009
Published

The Digital Switchover campaign aims to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television by 31 December 2013. The first phase of this campaign aims to raise awareness and provide general information to people about the Digital Switchover. This phase includes the introduction of a labelling scheme, to identify whether TVs are digital ready or require a set top box.

Published: Friday 19 September 2008
Published

First Home Saver Accounts are a new initiative to assist eligible Australians to save for their first home through a combination of government contributions and low taxes, in superannuation style savings accounts with account providers. The campaign will set the context for the new initiative and raise awareness. The campaign elements are to articulate the eligibility criteria, individual obligations, entitlements and accessibility rules, as well as explain the respective roles and responsibilities of account providers and government administrators and regulators.

Published: Thursday 17 February 2011
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation's administration of the Digital Education Revolution program, focusing on the major component of the program, the National Secondary Schools Computer Fund.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Published: Wednesday 25 November 2009
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of agencies' contract management by determining if they had sound practices and systematic approaches to this activity. Particular attention was given to each agency's:

  • day-to-day management of individual contracts; and
  • approach to managing its contract population.
Entity
Australian Federal Police; Austrade; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: Thursday 3 May 2012
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs management of complaints and other feedback to support service delivery. The audit criteria were that DVA has:

  • a well-designed framework for managing complaints and other feedback;
  • effective processes and practices to manage complaints; and
  • appropriately analysed complaints to inform service delivery.
Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Published: Thursday 4 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the award of funding under the first round of the Safer Streets programme.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Published: Wednesday 24 December 2008
Published

This campaign aims To attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's (ADF) recruitment target. The Navy TVC has been developed to enhance and support the current suite of Navy commercials.

Published: Tuesday 18 November 2008
Published

The campaign aims to promote the role of travel advisories and encourage Australians to use them as a routine part of overseas travel preparation. It seeks to reduce the number of Australians encountering difficulties overseas, and by leading more Australians to use safe travel tools, the campaign aims to improve the Government's ability to be able to communicate with and assist Australians in the event of a consular emergency.

Published: Tuesday 3 February 2009
Published

The Australian Political Parties for Democracy Programme is administered by Finance. The programme aims to strengthen democracy internationally by providing support for the international activities of Australia's major political parties. Funding of up to $1 million is provided annually under the programme to each of the Australian Labor Party and to the Liberal Party of Australia. Guidelines for the programme provide for the parties to re-apply for funding each year and set out the criteria against which applications for funding are assessed. The proposed audit would examine the administration of the program by Finance, including the adequacy of assessment of acquittal documentation and requests to roll over funding.

Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Published: Friday 26 March 2010
Published

The overall aim of the National Drugs Campaign is to contribute to a reduction in the uptake of illicit drugs among young Australians, by raising awareness of the harms associated with drug use and encouraging and supporting decisions not to use. It is also intended to encourage young people using methamphetamines to reconsider their use and direct them to relevant support, counselling and treatment services.

Published: Wednesday 17 February 2010
Published

The overall aim of the National Drugs Campaign is to contribute to a reduction in the uptake of illicit drugs among young Australians, by raising awareness of the harms associated with drug use and encouraging and supporting decisions not to use. It is also intended to encourage young people using methamphetamines to reconsider their use and direct them to relevant support, counselling and treatment services.

Published: Tuesday 22 December 2009
Published

The Digital Switchover campaign aims to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television. Phase Two is a two-pronged approach of multi-regional communications targeting the broader Australian population, combined with further targeted communications in each switchover area prior to the analogue signals being switched off. The first region to switch over is the Mildura/Sunraysia region on the 30 June 2010.Tailored local communications including NESB materials will be targeted to this region from January 2010 untiltwo weeks past the switchover date.

Published: Tuesday 4 August 2009
Published

The campaign aims to educate the public that people living with Alzheimer's and/or Dementia are at risk of becoming a missing person, and the public can help by 'keeping an eye out' for these people who may affected by memory loss and while in a state of confusion, may not be able to find their way home or remember who they are. The campaign also aims to drive people to seek further information, via the website and call centre.

Published: Wednesday 22 July 2009
Published

The campaign is designed to raise awareness and prompt call to action in Micro and SME businesses eligible for the Small and General Business Tax Break (BTB).

Published: Saturday 13 June 2009
Published

The communications campaign is to encourage people to lodge at an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO and to manage expectations about the arrival date for the funds, and what to do if the monies are not received.

Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Friday 22 May 2009
Published

Electronic Medicare claiming allows patients to claim their Medicare rebate electronically at the doctor's surgery. The purpose of the campaign is to increase public awareness and use of this scheme and to encourage medical service providers such as doctor's surgeries to take up the scheme.

Published: Friday 15 May 2009
Published

The objectives of the campaign are to increase knowledge and awareness of the Education Tax Refund, the need to keep receipts, eligibility requirements, and how to claim the refund, with the overall objective of encouraging eligible Australians to make a claim for a rebate.

Published: Friday 15 May 2009
Published

The campaign for the National STI Prevention Program is designed to inform young Australians aged 15-29 years about the transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention of STIs, and encourage safe sexual behaviour to contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of sexually transmissible infections among this age group.

Published: Monday 11 May 2009
Published

This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's recruitment target. The radio commercials advertise the Navy's technical trade positions and have been developed to enhance and support the current suite of Navy commercials.

Published: Monday 11 May 2009
Published

As part of its recruitment activities, the Army has a sponsorship arrangement with the AFL to capitalise on the AFL's strong following amongst the 17-24 age groups, which is the Defence Force Recruiting target market. The sponsorship saw the development of the AFL Army Award, which recognises and rewards the common values of the Army and the AFL. The advertising campaign is designed to promote the sponsorship and encourage AFL supporters to vote for nominated players for the AFL Army Award, with the overall objective of attracting members of the target audience to consider a career in the Australian Defence Force.

Published: Friday 27 February 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Tuesday 18 November 2008
Published

The campaign's objectives are to raise awareness of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Published: Tuesday 14 October 2008
Published

The ABHI campaign is an information campaign, largely in cooperation with other states (excl Victoria) which promotes improved public health and reduced incidence of chronic disease. The campaign aims to update public perceptions on lifestyle choices and risk factors leading to obesity and resultant disease. It is anticipated that people will take positive action to be more active and modify their diet, leading to a reduction in instances of diseases.

Published: Monday 29 September 2008
Published

The objective of the Liquids Aerosols and Gels (LAGS) Trials is to assess the capability of various screening technologies to detect explosives in LAGs, with the ultimate objective of providing information to the Australian Government on the effectiveness and efficiency of the screening technology (in aviation security). The proposed public awareness strategy aims to raise awareness of the Trials amongst the travelling public, encourage their participation, and inform them of their rights and obligations during the Trials.

Published: Thursday 11 December 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of Health's implementation of the Diagnostic Imaging Review Reform Package, some three years into the five year reform period.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Monday 2 August 2004
Published

The audit assessed whether Centrelink effectively manages customer debt, excluding debt relating to Family Tax Benefit, consistently across its network, ensuring integrity of payments made on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS). The audit assessed five components of Centrelink's debt management processes, including administration, prevention, identification, raising and recovery.

Entity
Centrelink
Responded: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 18 June 2025 to correspondence from Senator David Shoebridge dated 23 May 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a review of the expenditure and disclosures of the Federal Court. 

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Published: Tuesday 8 December 2009
Published

The Digital Switchover campaign aims to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television. Phase Two is a two pronged approach of multi-regional communications targeting the broader Australian population, combined with further targeted communications in each switchover area prior to the analogue signals being switched off. The first region to switchover is the Mildura/Sunraysia region on the 30 June 2010. Tailored local communications will be targeted to this region from January 2010 until 2 weeks past the switchover date.

Published: Tuesday 8 September 2009
Published

The campaign's objective is to raise awareness and understanding of the Secure and Sustainable Pension reforms announced in the 2009-10 Budget measures, and in particular how they relate to the individual circumstances of current pension recipients for whom English is not a convenient language.

Published: Thursday 3 September 2009
Published

The campaign's objective is to inform job seekers and employers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Thursday 28 May 2009
Published

The campaign for the National STI Prevention Program is designed to inform young Australians aged 15-29 years about the transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention of STIs, and encourage safe sexual behaviour, to contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of sexually transmissible infections among this age group.

Published: Friday 23 January 2009
Published

The objectives of the campaign are to increase knowledge and awareness of the Education Tax Refund, the need to keep receipts, eligibility requirements, and how to claim the refund, with the overall objective of encouraging eligible Australians to make a claim for a rebate.

Published: Thursday 20 November 2008
Published

The Economic Security Strategy (ESS) campaign is intended to inform the community of aspects of the Australian Government's response to the global financial crisis. This campaign is designed to raise awareness of the financial assistance, in the form of lump sum payments, including access and eligibility requirements. Phase One is targeted at over five million pensioners, carers, seniors, people with a disability, veterans and families.

Responded: Monday 18 November 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 18 November 2019 to correspondence from Mr Andrew Giles MP, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the effectiveness of the procurement to deliver a new global visa processing system.

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Published: Wednesday 17 February 2010
Published

The Defence Force Recruitment Campaign is designed to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's (ADF) recruitment target. The Navy Brand advertising is intended to convey the key messages associated with the Navy.

Published: Wednesday 13 January 2010
Published

This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's (ADF) recruitment target. The cut down versions of the Navy television commercials are intended to provide greater flexibility in placing the advertisements and without loss of impact.

Published: Thursday 7 January 2010
Published

This campaign aims to attract the appropriate people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's (ADF) recruitment target. The campaign is designed to create a greater level of awareness, among Australia's Indian and Arabic populations, of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as an employer of culturally diverse Australians.

Published: Friday 7 August 2009
Published

The campaign objectives are to raise awareness of undergraduate and graduate health positions in the ADF and to communicate that the roles provide the opportunity for intelligent, everyday people to do extraordinary and worthwhile jobs

Published: Friday 22 May 2009
Published

The campaign aims to encourage nurses and midwives who are currently outside the nursing workforce to return to nursing by providing cash bonuses of up to $6,000 to eligible nurses and $1,000 to the employers as retraining contribution.

Published: Thursday 7 May 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
Published

This campaign was designed to educate Australians about the importance of protecting themselves against avoidable blindness and vision loss.

Published: Thursday 16 April 2009
Published

The aim of the campaign is to contribute to a reduction in the uptake of methamphetamines and other illicit drugs among young Australians, by raising awareness of the harms associated with drug use and by encouraging and supporting decisions not to use. It is also intended to encourage young people using methamphetamines to reconsider their use and direct them to relevant support, counselling and treatment services.

Published: Thursday 2 April 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Friday 27 March 2009
Published

The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Wednesday 4 March 2009
Published

The campaign's objective is to inform Centrelink customers who are in or commence a same sex relationship about changes to their entitlements and obligations as a result of the Same Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Act 2008.

Published: Friday 23 January 2009
Published

The campaign's objective is to promote the National Security Hotline (NSH) and remind Australians to be vigilant and report possible signs of terrorism to the NSH.

Published: Sunday 16 November 2008
Published

The Australian Government has identified cancer as one of the seven National Health Priority Areas. The campaign targets young Australians 13-24 years of age and young adults 18-24 years of age as they have the worst sun protection behaviours and the highest frequency of sunburn. The campaign aims to educate young Australians about the importance of protecting themselves from skin cancer in five ways (hat, shade, sunscreen, sunglasses and sun protective clothing).

Published: Friday 10 October 2008
Published

The purpose of the campaign is to:

  • raise traveller awareness of SmartGate (an automated passenger processing system utilising ePassports);
  • encourage travellers to choose to use SmartGate;
  • increase current usage; and
  • guide travellers how to use it before they arrive at the Customs border.

The use of SmartGate is voluntary as eligible travellers have the option of being processed manually by a Customs Officer.

Published: Monday 8 September 2008
Published

The campaign is a community awareness campaign designed to raise awareness of Australia's quarantine laws and of the particular risks of bringing foreign items into Australia.

Responded: Wednesday 16 June 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 16 June 2021 to correspondence from Senator Malcolm Roberts dated 19 May 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the administration of Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements programs and funding. 

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Published: Monday 8 March 1999
Published

The purpose of the audit was to assess whether management of parliamentary workflow by the agencies reviewed was efficient and effective and to identify elements of good practice. In assessing agency effectiveness and efficiency, the audit focussed on issues of client service such as timeliness, quality and cost. It considered also the governance framework and accountability arrangements relevant to parliamentary workflow, as well as more operational considerations including the use of information technology, development of relevant management information and suitable benchmarking processes.

Entity
Centrelink; Department of Defence; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Aged Care
Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 14 January 2020 to correspondence from the Hon Catherine King MP, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine programs supporting regional development and jobs growth. The Auditor-General also responded on 2 April 2020 to follow-up correspondence from the Hon Catherine King MP dated 3 March 2020, alerting the Auditor-General to evidence given in Senate estimates that relates to the original correspondence. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to the Hon Catherine King MP on 24 July 2020. 

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Responded: Thursday 22 June 2017
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 22 June 2017 to correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young dated 31 May 2017, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of the current and historical funding practices of the Catholic Education Commissions.

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Published: Thursday 7 September 2000
Published

The audit reviewed the Amphibious Transport Ship Project, involving the acquisition and modification of two second-hand US Navy ships . The objective of the audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of Defence's management of the project, focusing on the capability development process, costs and schedule issues, contract issues, the management of project risks and project review processes.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Tuesday 30 March 2010
Published

The aim of the May to July 2010 burst of campaign advertising for the National Security Campaign is to build upon previous phases of the campaign through continuing to remind Australians to remain vigilant and to report possible signs of terrorism related activity to the National Security Hotline on 1800 1234 00.

Published: Tuesday 30 March 2010
Published

The campaign for the National STI Prevention Program is designed to inform young Australians aged 15-29 years about the transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention of STIs, and encourage safe sexual behaviour to contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of sexually transmissible infections among this age group.

Published: Thursday 25 February 2010
Published

The Digital Switchover campaign aims to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television. The first region to switch over to digital television will be Mildura/Sunraysia on 30 June 2010 and the second region will be Regional South Australia & Broken Hill on 15 December 2010. Tailored local communications will be launched in Regional South Australia and Broken Hill from 28 March 2010, and they will include the date of digital switchover for that region.

Published: Monday 15 February 2010
Published

The overall aim of the campaign activity is to contribute to a reduction in the uptake and prevalence of smoking among young Australians.

Published: Thursday 17 December 2009
Published

This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's (ADF) recruitment target. The campaign has been developed to position the ADF as a preferred employer among the target audience by establishing the brand positions of each of the services and by advertising a range of positions offered in the ADF.

Published: Tuesday 17 November 2009
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The Digital Switchover Campaign aim is to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television by 31 December 2013. The second phase of the campaign aims to maintain awareness levels and drive conversion, especially in areas where the switchover is imminent, while also ensuring that that those households who have not yet converted to digital are aware of what will happen if they don't.