1444 Items found
Published: Monday 11 February 2019
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency of the processing of applications for citizenship by conferral by the Department of Home Affairs.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Wednesday 13 June 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and the Australian War Memorial (the Memorial) have implemented effective collections management practices.

Entity
Australian War Memorial; National Gallery of Australia
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Published: Monday 27 November 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the establishment of the Workforce Australia Services panel.

Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 12 February 2025
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s strategic procurement of water entitlements to meet the Bridging the Gap target under the Basin Plan.

Entity
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 28 June 2023
Published

This audit examined the effectiveness of the National Archives of Australia’s implementation of the Building Trust policy and selected entities’ management of information assets (records, information and data).

Entity
Australian National Maritime Museum; National Archives of Australia; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact

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Published: Thursday 27 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) management of corporate credit cards.

Entity
Australian Research Council
Contact

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Published: Thursday 11 October 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Moorebank Intermodal Company’s achievement of value for money and management of probity in its operations and procurement activities.

Entity
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited (MIC); Department of Finance
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 31 March 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC’s) regulation of charities.

Entity
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission; Australian Taxation Office
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 14 February 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and obtain value for money in respect to the $3.5 billion in Commonwealth funding committed to the NSW Government for the WestConnex project.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 18 December 2012
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of FWO’s administration of education and compliance services in relation to the Fair Work Act 2009.

Entity
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
Published: Tuesday 19 December 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contractual arrangements that have been put in place for the delivery of the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (MIT) will provide value for money and achieve the Australian Government’s policy objectives for the project.

Entity
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
Contact

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Published: Thursday 30 April 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of grant program management by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Entity
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Contact

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Published: Thursday 16 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to examine the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT’s) achievement of value for money objectives in the delivery of Official Development Assistance (aid) through facility arrangements.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 21 April 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements established by the Department of the Environment for the funding and management of the Nimmie-Caira System Enhanced Environmental Water Delivery Project.

Entity
Department of the Environment
Contact

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Published: Thursday 30 March 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the procurement by the Department of the Environment and Energy of a replacement Antarctic icebreaking vessel will provide value with public resources.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 30 April 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) issuing, compliance and contracting activities related to Australian Carbon Credit Units.

Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 12 July 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) supports good governance in Indigenous corporations consistent with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI).

Entity
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 20 November 2024
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The audit objective was to examine whether the selected entities have implemented a selection of agreed parliamentary committee and Auditor-General recommendations.

Entity
Indigenous Business Australia; National Indigenous Australians Agency
Contact

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Published: Thursday 19 October 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of controls being implemented and/or developed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) access decisions are consistent with legislative and other requirements.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency; Department of Human Services
Contact

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Published: Thursday 24 March 2022
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of human biosecurity for international air travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Thursday 31 August 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ (DSS’s) and Services Australia’s management of the accuracy and timeliness of welfare payments.

Entity
Services Australia; Department of Social Services
Contact

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Published: Monday 15 December 1997
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The objective of the audit was to review the efficiency, economy and administrative effectiveness of departmental activities leading to the letting of the contract with SPCL and its subsequent administration. This included, among other things, an examination of action taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and the adequacy of relevant departmental guidelines and processes. A primary aim of the audit was to identify the facts of the particular case, including any administrative inadequacies that led to unnecessary financial exposure for the Commonwealth and less than satisfactory outcomes. In particular, the audit aimed to identify elements of better practice that could be followed under similar circumstances or programs in the future.

Entity
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Published: Thursday 16 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s (TEQSA’s) regulation of higher education.

Entity
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 5 May 2021
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether the design and early delivery of the Australian Government's $443.3 million partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has been effective.

Entity
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 28 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s (NIAA’s) processes to design and transition to a new remote employment program.

Entity
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 20 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effectively responded to recent unscheduled information technology (IT) system outages.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 16 January 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of a $443.3 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was informed by appropriate departmental advice and through processes that complied with the grants administration framework.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 7 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Department of Home Affairs’ procurement process for the Permissions Capability employed open and effective competition and achieved value for money, consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
Contact

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Published: Thursday 28 September 2017
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post) is meetings its Community Service and International obligations efficiently and the effectiveness of Commonwealth shareholders in monitoring value for money.

Entity
Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post); Department of Finance; Department of Communications and the Arts
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the department’s design, implementation and monitoring of select 2014–15 and 2015–16 Budget measures aimed at achieving $1.2 billion in savings and other benefits.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Thursday 30 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the compliance by selected Australian Public Service entities with legislation and other relevant requirements relating to staff leave.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Wednesday 31 May 2023
Published

The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Anindilyakwa Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Contact

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Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of a Battle Management System and a Tactical Communications Network through Land 200 Tranche 2 Work Packages B–D.

Entity
Department of Defence
Contact

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Published: Monday 14 February 2022
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Safer Communities Fund was effective and consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Contact

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Published: Monday 7 June 2021
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s effectiveness in responding to non-compliance with plant and animal biosecurity requirements.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Contact

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Published: Monday 16 December 2024
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The audit objective was to assess whether Tourism Australia’s procurement and contract management activities are complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrating the achievement of value for money.

Entity
Tourism Australia
Contact

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Published: Thursday 19 January 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Health and Aged Care has effectively managed the expansion of telehealth services during and post the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Contact

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Published: Friday 19 March 2021
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of cyber security risk mitigation strategies implemented by selected non-corporate Commonwealth entities to meet mandatory requirements under the Protective Security Policy Framework, and the support provided by the responsible cyber policy and operational entities.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Monday 26 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of grants for the Try, Test and Learn Fund transition projects.

Entity
Department of Social Services
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Published: Thursday 28 April 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's activities in addressing Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact

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Responded: Thursday 5 January 2017
Response provided

The Deputy Auditor-General responded on 5 January 2017 to correspondence from the Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP on 4 November 2016 requesting the Auditor-General investigate if grants awarded under the Apprenticeship Training Alternative Delivery Pilots program represented value for money for the Australian taxpayer.

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Published: Tuesday 21 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s overseas crisis management and response arrangements in meeting the government’s objectives for returning Australians from overseas in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Contact

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Published: Friday 7 May 2021
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of Indigenous Business Australia’s (IBA's) management of its business support and investment activities.

Entity
Indigenous Business Australia
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 1 December 2020
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce in implementing the Australian Government’s COVID-19 priorities.

Entity
Australian Public Service Commission; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact

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Published: Monday 21 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications exercised appropriate due diligence in its acquisition of the ‘Leppington Triangle’ land for the future development of the Western Sydney Airport.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Contact

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Published: Thursday 6 December 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether Human Services has an effective high-level compliance strategy for administered payments made under the Centrelink and Medicare programs. 

Entity
Department of Human Services
Contact

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Published: Monday 28 June 2021
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s administration of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency functions including the National Bushfire Recovery Fund.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact

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Published: Monday 14 December 2020
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effectively managed risks related to the rapid implementation of COVID-19 economic response measures.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact

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Published: Monday 20 May 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and early implementation of the National Soil Strategy and the supporting National Soil Action Plan.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Contact

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Published: Friday 24 June 2022
Published

The audit objective was to examine whether the design and conduct of the procurement process for delivery partners for the Entrepreneurs’ Programme complied with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, and whether the signed contracts are being appropriately managed.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 21 September 2010
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The objective of the audit was to assess the implementation of the Australian Taxation Office's Client Contact – Work Management – Case Management system (CWC). The audit examined four key areas that included:

  • progress of the CWC against the endorsed Change Program business case;
  • improvements to the productivity and efficiency of tax administration as a result of the implementation of the CWC;
  • improvements to client experiences when dealing with the Tax Office as a result of the implementation of the CWC; and
  • effects of the CWC implementation, including additional benefits achievable beyond its current capacity to further improve tax administration.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 24 May 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Tiwi Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Tiwi Land Council
Contact

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Published: Friday 20 February 2004
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The objective of this audit was: to form an opinion on the adequacy of selected agencies' approaches to monitoring and evaluation of government programs and services delivered on the Internet; and to identify better practices and opportunities for improvement. In order to achieve this objective, the audit examined the websites and Internet-delivered services of five agencies.

Entity
Across Entities
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications’ design and implementation of measures to support the aviation sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 25 November 2009
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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: Tuesday 18 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Federal Court of Australia is effectively managing the use of corporate credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and entity requirements.

Entity
Federal Court of Australia
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Published: Thursday 16 December 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence’s procurement of six evolved Cape class patrol boats.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Friday 21 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Public Service Commission's (APSC) administration of statutory functions relating to upholding high standards of integrity and ethical conduct in the Australian Public Service (APS).

Entity
Australian Public Service Commission
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Published: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s arrangements to manage the security authorisation of its ICT systems.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 23 April 2020
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation targets in intergovernmental funding agreements in achieving policy objectives.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications; National Indigenous Australians Agency
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