Publications

This occasional paper presents an overview of recent research on digital productivity and explores the role for digitalisation in productivity growth. 

Online gambling in Australia has grown with consumers moving away from traditional gambling products to betting online using smartphones, tablets and other digital devices. Australia has one of the highest global rates of Internet and smartphone usage, paired with a long-standing cultural acceptance of gambling. These factors underscore the need for a strong and enforceable regulatory framework that protects Australians, including from illegal offshore gambling operators.

The Determination sets out the amount for the purposes outlined in paragraph 15(1)(d) of the Act (i.e. the amount determined to be ‘the estimated total amount of grants likely to be made during the financial year under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997’) at $2,230,000 for 2016-17 financial year. A copy of the Determination can be found at https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017L00145

The purpose of the 2016–17 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES), like that of the Portfolio Budget Statements (PB Statements), is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by entities within the Portfolio. The focus of the PAES differs from the PB Statements in one important aspect. While the PAES include an Entity Resource Statement to inform Parliament of the revised estimate of the total resources available to an entity, the focus of the PAES is on explaining the changes in resourcing by outcome(s) since the...