Part 2: Expense Measures (continued)
| 2014‑15 $m |
2015‑16 $m |
2016‑17 $m |
2017‑18 $m |
2018‑19 $m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION AND TRAINING | |||||
| Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | |||||
| Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies — preservation of Indigenous cultural resources | ‑ | 5.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of Education and Training | |||||
| Adult Migrant English Programme — expansion | ‑ | 14.5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Consensus — establishment | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Early Development Census — saving | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Families Package — National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education — extension | ‑ | ‑ | 1.5 | 1.5 | ‑ |
| Higher Education Loan Programme — recovery of repayments from overseas debtors(b) | ‑ | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .. |
| Higher Education Participation Programme — adjustment | ‑ | ‑5.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Improving the Quality of Teachers and Teacher Education Courses | ‑ | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy — continuation | ‑ | ‑ | 150.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Parental Awareness Campaign | ‑3.7 | 3.7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Remote Indigenous Students Attending Non‑Government Boarding Schools — continuation | ‑ | 3.5 | 1.9 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Smaller Government — Education and Training Portfolio | ‑0.8 | ‑31.9 | ‑24.0 | ‑30.4 | ‑44.1 |
| Sustainable Research Excellence — adjustment | ‑ | ‑ | ‑150.0 | ‑37.5 | ‑75.0 |
| VET FEE‑HELP — enhanced compliance regime | ‑ | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Portfolio total | ‑4.5 | ‑0.7 | ‑12.2 | ‑59.0 | ‑112.3 |
| EMPLOYMENT | |||||
| Comcare | |||||
| Simplifying Parliamentary Budgets | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Department of Employment | |||||
| Beacon Foundation — grant funding | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Employment Services — Changes to Service Fees and Cessation of Personal Contact Interviews | ‑45.8 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Fair Entitlements Guarantee — recovery programme — trial | ‑ | 5.7 | 5.8 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Geelong Employment Facilitator — extension | ‑1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Growing Jobs and Small Business | |||||
| — engaging early school leavers | ‑ | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| — further strengthening the job seeker compliance arrangements | ‑ | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ‑ |
| — wage subsidies — redesign | ‑0.1 | ‑103.3 | ‑21.0 | 57.6 | 66.4 |
| — Youth Employment Strategy — intensive support — transition to work | ‑ | 22.0 | 60.8 | 63.6 | 61.2 |
| — Youth Employment Strategy — intensive support for vulnerable job seekers | ‑ | 15.5 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 12.5 |
| — Youth Employment Strategy — revised waiting period for youth income support | ‑ | .. | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Growing Jobs and Small Business Package — National Work Experience Programme | ‑ | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Norfolk Island Reform | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Strengthening the Integrity of Welfare Payments | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.4 | 9.1 |
| Portfolio total | ‑47.1 | ‑54.1 | 81.0 | 159.3 | 156.0 |
| ENVIRONMENT | |||||
| Climate Change Authority | |||||
| Climate Change Authority — extension | ‑ | 3.6 | 2.6 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Department of the Environment | |||||
| Antarctica — maintaining Australia's presence | ‑ | 9.4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Climate Change Authority — extension | ‑3.8 | ‑1.6 | ‑0.8 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Government Response to the Home Insulation Program Royal Commission — act of grace payments | nfp | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Green Army — efficiencies | ‑ | ‑6.6 | ‑13.8 | ‑45.6 | ‑7.2 |
| National Landcare Programme — funding adjustment | ‑2.2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑10.2 |
| National Urban Water and Desalination Plan — savings | ‑1.2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Reef Trust — additional contribution | ‑ | 5.5 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 39.5 |
| Smaller Government — Environment Portfolio | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Tasmanian Irrigation Tranche II — contribution | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Portfolio total | ‑7.1 | 10.3 | 13.0 | ‑15.6 | 22.1 |
| FINANCE | |||||
| Department of Finance | |||||
| Aged Care — Home Care Programme — increasing consumer choice | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics — business transformation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Central Budget Management System — further redevelopment | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Defence Housing Australia — reform | ‑ | 3.5 | 0.5 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Digital Transformation Agenda — Stage One and establishment of the Digital Transformation Office | ‑ | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Families Package — Child Care — Workforce Participation Stream | ‑ | 0.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Information technology security enhancements for Parliamentarians(c) | ‑ | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Intercountry Adoption — national support service | 0.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| My Health Record — a new direction for electronic health records in Australia | ‑ | ‑0.1 | ‑0.1 | .. | ‑ |
| National Disability Insurance Agency Full Scheme ICT | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| National Security — Australian Secret Intelligence Service — strengthening capabilities | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| No Jab No Pay | ‑ | 0.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Parliamentary Departments — additional funding(c) | ‑ | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Simplifying Parliamentary Budgets | ‑ | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Smaller Government | |||||
| — Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited — scoping study | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| — Australian Securities and Investments Commission Registry Function — commercialisation | ‑ | 11.6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| — Finance Portfolio | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| — Property Divestment Programme — general office accommodation Canberra(b) | ‑ | 4.4 | 0.4 | ‑ | ‑ |
| — Property Divestment Programme — Mount Macedon Property(b) | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.2 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation — Tranche One | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.1 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Whole‑of‑government procurement arrangements — Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) products and services | ‑ | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Portfolio total | 0.1 | 27.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE | |||||
| Australian Secret Intelligence Service | |||||
| National Security — Australian Secret Intelligence Service — strengthening capabilities | ‑ | 10.6 | 14.3 | 20.3 | 24.1 |
| Australian Trade Commission | |||||
| Australia Week Events | ‑ | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Developing Northern Australia — positioning the north as a leader in tropical health | ‑ | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Free Trade Agreement Promotion | ‑ | 13.4 | 8.2 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Match Australia — continuation and expansion | ‑ | 0.2 | ‑ | ‑0.2 | ‑ |
| Strengthening Australia's ability to attract foreign investment | ‑ | 5.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||||
| Australia Week Events | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian embassy in Baghdad — continuation | ‑ | 46.4 | 48.3 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australia's diplomatic engagement in Afghanistan — continuation | ‑ | 64.1 | 68.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Cadbury — redirection of grant funding | ‑4.0 | ‑8.0 | ‑4.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Expanding Australia's Diplomatic Footprint | ‑ | 10.7 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 16.9 |
| Free Trade Agreement Promotion | ‑ | 1.2 | 1.4 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Intercountry Adoption — national support service | 0.6 | 1.6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Passport Fees and Charges — reforms(b) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | .. | .. |
| Tourism Australia | |||||
| Australia Week Events | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Portfolio total | ‑3.4 | 148.4 | 165.8 | 51.4 | 54.0 |
* A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
.. These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
- A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
nfp These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
(a) A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
(b) These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
(c) These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
(d) Measures may not add due to rounding.

