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TSY
Treasury
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3879
50 pages
PDF
The AOFM conducted routine investor relations meetings with ANZ in January 2025 as part of its annual domestic investor engagement program. Documents show meeting scheduling correspondence between AOFM staff (including CEO Anna Hughes) and ANZ representatives regarding a balance…
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TSY
Treasury
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3888
3 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains correspondence between Reserve Bank Governor Phil Lowe and Treasurer Jim Chalmers regarding $5 banknote design from October 2022. The documents include an email from Lowe transmitting a letter to the Treasurer about the design, followed by internal…
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TSY
Treasury
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3898
1 page
PDF
Treasury's employment profile data spanning 2015–2024 shows the department's workforce composition by citizenship status. Total employees grew from 1,051 in 2015 to 2,169 in 2024, with Australian-born citizens increasing from 799 to 1,211 over the period. Foreign-born citizens…
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TSY
Treasury
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3901
8 pages
PDF
Housing Australia provided Treasury with a summary of completed housing projects across four financial years. From FY20-21 through FY24-25, Housing Australia delivered 2,355 dwellings across multiple locations, with practical completion dates ranging from January 2021 to…
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TSY
Treasury
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3870
15 pages
PDF
Treasury received correspondence in January 2025 regarding Assistant Minister Ayres' letter to the Prime Minister on the Future Made in Australia policy framework. The disclosure comprises internal emails between Treasury's National Interest Framework Division and the Department…
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TSY
Treasury
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3893
8 pages
PDF
This Heads of Government Agreement from 2014 establishes the framework for exempting certain state and territory public sector superannuation schemes from the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993. The…
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TSY
Treasury
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3869
2 pages
PDF
Treasury analysis from February 2025 assessed the consumer price index impact of bulk billing rebate changes. The Department of Health estimated the proposals would cost government $2.4 billion annually, reducing patient out-of-pocket costs by $800 million ($350 million from…
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TSY
Treasury
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3865
3 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains email correspondence from February 2025 between Treasury officials and Meta representatives regarding the News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) policy. Treasury's Assistant Secretary Tony McDonald and officer Aidan Storer agreed to meet with Meta's Head of…
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TSY
Treasury
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3746
1 page
PDF
Treasury spent $100,123.82 on Government advertising campaigns via Twitter/X between 1 November 2022 and 24 September 2024. The disclosure provides a single factual statement regarding expenditure on the social media platform during this period. No breakdown of specific…
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TSY
Treasury
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3866
27 pages
PDF
Treasury's Retirement Income and Adequacy Unit (RADu) circulated a first draft of Best Practice Principles (BPPs) for superannuation retirement income solutions in December 2024, following the government's announced superannuation reforms. The BPPs are intended as voluntary…
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TSY
Treasury
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3857
7 pages
PDF
The Australian Office of Financial Management engaged King and Wood Mallesons for legal advice on the Green Bond Program from 1 January to 31 March 2025, with discretionary extension to 30 June 2025. The engagement addresses regulatory risks to the program following ASIC's…
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TSY
Treasury
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3868
5 pages
PDF
Treasury briefing material on the News Bargaining Incentive, a proposed policy measure designed to encourage digital platforms to enter commercial agreements with Australian news media businesses. The initiative responds to Meta's March 2024 decision to cease renewing news…
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TSY
Treasury
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3873
1 page
PDF
This FOI release provides a snapshot of Treasury's aggregate transaction activity for a single day—Friday, 28 June 2024. The disclosure shows 230 transactions processed through the Diners Lodge virtual card (used for airfares, accommodation, car hire, and conference fees), 32…
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TSY
Treasury
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3792
24 pages
PDF
Treasury documents from December 2016 reveal internal deliberations over government assistance to keep the Alcoa Portland aluminium smelter operating. The smelter faced a five-and-a-half-hour electricity disruption and rising power costs of $50–90 million following removal of a…
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TSY
Treasury
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3858
19 pages
PDF
Treasury developed a dynamic demand model for tobacco excise analysis based on the Breunig and Gisz (2008) theoretical framework. The internal email chain from November 2020 documents technical discussions between Treasury officers about the model's mathematical formulation…
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TSY
Treasury
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3864
1 page
PDF
Treasury officials met with Meta representatives on 11 December 2024 to discuss the News Bargaining Incentive. The meeting, organised by Assistant Treasurer Belinda Robertson and involving Meta employees William Easton and Mia Garlick, was conducted via Microsoft Teams. The…
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TSY
Treasury
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3855
13 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure contains Treasury calendar entries documenting ministerial engagements by Jim Chalmers (Treasurer) during August-November 2024. The released documents show attendance at public and official events including the 2024 John Curtin Oration (26 August at…
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TSY
Treasury
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3845
5 pages
PDF
Treasury's "Supporting Australians Campaign" documents outline public communications regarding changes to Australian Government student loan indexation. The campaign materials (digital advertisements, WeChat advertorial, and promotional content) explain that the government is…
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TSY
Treasury
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3831
38 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains diary excerpts from the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury covering October 2024, documenting official and parliamentary engagements rather than policy analysis or fiscal advice documents. The diary records international travel…
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TSY
Treasury
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3812
42 pages
PDF
This Treasury defensive briefing on tobacco excise presents competing estimates of illicit tobacco's revenue impact. A 2017 KPMG report commissioned by tobacco companies estimated illicit tobacco cost the government $1.91 billion in forgone revenue annually, with contraband…