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Funding for major sporting codes: a quick guide

By Nell Fraser

Government funding to major sporting codes and teams is distributed through both sports-specific programs and broader programs, including infrastructure funding. This complexity makes it difficult to trace the total government funding provided to sporting codes and teams each year. Further, these organisations’ annual reports do not always identify government income.

This Quick Guide provides an overview of various government funding sources available to major sporting codes and clubs, at both the federal and state and territory level. It is intended as a practical resource to assist with tracking government expenditure in this area.

The focus is on national sporting organisations and their associated premier leagues, rather than local clubs. However, many of the funding sources mentioned will be relevant to sports organisations at all levels. State and territory programs most often relate to state-level organisations.

10 min read

Gender composition of Australian parliaments by party: a quick guide

By Politics and Public Administration Section

This quick guide updates tables that show the composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender (see Tables 1 and 2 of the spreadsheet linked above) since the last version was published on 23 January 2024.

4 min read

2024 Parliamentary remuneration and business resources: a quick guide

By Cathy Madden

The Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 (PBR Act) and the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017 provide an overarching framework for members of parliament’s (MPs) business resources. However, much of the detail is outlined in determinations and regulations. For example, since 1 January 2018 the Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations (PBR Regs) have defined parliamentary business, work/travel expenses and allowances; public resources available to and obligations on MPs; and which parliamentary positions are eligible for office holder salary.

7 min read

Status update arts policy

By Nell Fraser

In January 2023, the Government launched Australia’s first arts policy in a decade. Revive – the National Cultural Policy sets out a suite of discrete actions and measures to be achieved over 5 years. Two years on, and with an inquiry into the policy underway, this FlagPost outlines what has been achieved so far, what can be expected in 2025, and new issues that have arisen since Revive was published.

5 min read

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Funding for major sporting codes: a quick guide

Gender composition of Australian parliaments by party: a quick guide

2024 Parliamentary remuneration and business resources: a quick guide

Status update arts policy