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What we have

People, natural resources and productive capacity.

Assets and capabilityExplore our people, resources, infrastructure and businesses.
- Gas in Western AustraliaProduction, domestic supply and public returns.

Detailed research 3 chapters

Infrastructure, skills and critical supplies
Natural assets and future liabilities
Paid work, unpaid care and time

The money

Income, trade, tax and public spending.

How money flowsFollow income into businesses and public accounts.
Trade and customersWhat we sell, what we buy and our trading partners.
TaxesHow tax contributes to public revenue.
- Company tax recordsSearch published company income and tax figures.
Public spendingWhere government funding goes.

Detailed research 4 chapters

How Australia makes and receives money
Where government money comes from and goes
How the tax system works
What we sell, buy and finance

Who benefits

Ownership, investment and the recipients of returns.

Ownership and investmentWho owns assets, invests and receives returns.
- APLNG: follow the moneyA worked example of owners, tax and dividends.

Detailed research 2 chapters

Big business, ownership and the public return
APLNG: follow the owners and the money

Who runs it

Decision-making, responsibility and oversight.

Who runs AustraliaGovernments, departments, delivery and independent scrutiny.

Detailed research 2 chapters

Who has economic and institutional power?
First Nations rights, priorities and control

How we’re doing

Services, living standards and results for Australians.

Results for AustraliansAn overview of services and household outcomes.
HealthHospital funding, access and treatment timeliness.
- Blacktown HospitalA worked example of funding, delivery and audit.
HousingCommitments, delivery and access to homes.
Education and skillsLearning, skills and employment outcomes.
ElectricityGeneration and the energy transition.

Detailed research 5 chapters

Household security and living standards
Housing, place and opportunity
Public services and who misses out
Social connection, trust and voice
Money, living standards and public value

Research and sources

The evidence behind the explanations.

Research libraryAll research chapters and their original sources.

Detailed research 4 chapters

Evidence, sources and unanswered questions
What the research covers
How the evidence was checked
Corrections made during research

About OpenAus

Publisher, corrections, privacy and reuse.

About and publisherWho publishes openaus.org, what it is, and what it is not.
PrivacyHow openaus.org handles information in its read-only public release.
CorrectionsHow to report an error, missing context or stronger source.
SecurityHow to report a security concern affecting openaus.org.
Content and dataCopyright, source attribution and reuse boundaries for openaus.org.

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