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Finance & Administration

It is often very difficult to find clear information about how the Government has, or intends to spend money. Particularly at election time, many grand and expensive promises are made, yet frequently the money is not ultimately spent, or the opposite, many commitments turn out to be much more expensive than claimed. The Greens are determined to hold the Government to account and are working to ensure that budget information is reported in a way that makes it simple for everybody to find detailed information about what has been promised and how much has been spent. 

In addition the Greens will continue to scrutinise the Department of Finance and Deregulation's management of the Australian Government’s non-defence domestic property portfolio and key asset sales.

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Australian Greens Budget Reply

15 May 2008
The arctic ice and the Saudi Arabian oilfields seem a long way from Australia and Prime Minister Rudd's 2008 budget. But they s...
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It looks even worse the morning after: Budget utterly fails climate and oil challenge

14 May 2008
Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan's first Budget looks even worse for climate change in the cold light of day, Australian Greens climat...
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Expecting a messy and confused Budget

13 May 2008
There is an old political adage that the Budget is the clearest possible view of a government's soul - laying bare its prioriti...
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Howard and Costello's 12th Climate Change Budget

13 May 2008
Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan have delivered a Budget that does little more on climate change than those delivered by John Howard a...
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Oil price, climate change and inflation: Budget must address all three together

12 May 2008
Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, today said that a government serious about reducing the...
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Are we headed for coal's biggest ever budget bonanza?

11 Apr 2008
Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, today called on the Rudd Government to focus its Budget...
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To cut tax or not to cut tax: Give money back with energy efficiency

19 Feb 2008
Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, today called on Prime Minister Rudd to follow expert ad...
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Emissions cuts, not tax cuts

18 Dec 2007
Christine was interviewed by Steve Chase for ABC News Radio this morning about dropping unnecessary and inequitable tax cuts an...
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Roads to Rails

08 Nov 2007
The Greens have launched a major policy initiative that would change the direction of Australia's transport funding, from Roads...
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Greens propose Budget measures to transform Australian society and economy

11 May 2006
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY   The Australian Greens tonight proposed a range of measures to address the Howard government's env...
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