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Published: Thursday 3 September 2009
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The campaign's objective is to raise awareness and understanding of the Secure and Sustainable Pension reforms announced in the 2009-10 Budget measures, and in particular how they relate to the individual circumstances of current pension recipients.

Published: Thursday 3 September 2009
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The campaign's objective is to inform job seekers and employers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Monday 31 August 2009
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The ABHI campaign is an information campaign, largely in cooperation with other states (excl Victoria) which promotes improved public health and reduced incidence of chronic disease. The campaign aims to update public perceptions on lifestyle choices and risk factors leading to obesity and resultant disease. It is anticipated that people will take positive action to be more active and modify their diet, leading to a reduction in instances of diseases. This is the second phase of advertising for the campaign.

Published: Friday 7 August 2009
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The campaign is intended to inform employers and members of the Reserves of their rights and obligations, and raise awareness and understanding of the benefits associated with the employment of Reserves.

Published: Friday 7 August 2009
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The campaign objectives are to raise awareness of undergraduate and graduate health positions in the ADF and to communicate that the roles provide the opportunity for intelligent, everyday people to do extraordinary and worthwhile jobs

Published: Tuesday 4 August 2009
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In two letters dated 19 and 22 June 2009, the Prime Minister requested a performance audit of a range of matters relating to representations to the Treasury regarding automotive finance arrangements for car dealers. In response to these requests, the Auditor-General decided that ANAO would undertake a performance audit under section 18 of the Auditor-General Act 1997 (Auditor-General Act). The audit objective, based on the matters raised in the Prime Minister's correspondence and in the Parliament, was to examine and report on:

  • any representations to the Treasury since October 2008 from all sources regarding automotive finance arrangements for car dealers, including any made in relation to John Grant Motors;
  • the nature of these representations;
  • the manner in which the representations were responded to by officials, having regard to any relevant standards and procedures; and
  • any related administrative matters that came to attention.
Entity
Department of the Treasury; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Published: Tuesday 4 August 2009
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The campaign aims to educate the public that people living with Alzheimer's and/or Dementia are at risk of becoming a missing person, and the public can help by 'keeping an eye out' for these people who may affected by memory loss and while in a state of confusion, may not be able to find their way home or remember who they are. The campaign also aims to drive people to seek further information, via the website and call centre.

Published: Friday 31 July 2009
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The campaign's objective is to inform job seekers and employers, for whom English is not a convenient language, of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Wednesday 22 July 2009
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The campaign is designed to raise awareness and prompt call to action in Micro and SME businesses eligible for the Small and General Business Tax Break (BTB).

Published: Friday 17 July 2009
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The campaign is designed to raise awareness and prompt call to action in Micro and SME businesses eligible for the Small and General Business Tax Break (BTB).

Published: Monday 13 July 2009
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To inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services.

Published: Monday 6 July 2009
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The campaign's objective is to inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Monday 6 July 2009
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This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's (ADF) recruitment target. The campaign has been developed to position the ADF as a preferred employer among the target audience by establishing the brand positions of each of the services and by advertising a range of positions offered in the ADF.

Published: Tuesday 30 June 2009
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the strengthened two–pass approval process for major capital equipment projects is being implemented effectively.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
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The objective of the audit was to examine if AFMA is effectively undertaking its regulatory compliance responsibilities in respect of domestic fishing in Commonwealth fisheries. Particular emphasis was
given to:

  • the licensing of fishers and related transaction processing;
  • the management of fishing quota by concession holders and AFMA; AFMA's domestic compliance monitoring and
  • enforcement activities; and the governance arrangement for domestic fishing compliance.
Entity
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
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The objectives of this audit were to:

  • assess the current status of BCM and EM arrangements in Centrelink and identify opportunities for improvement; and
  • review Centrelink's response to the recommendations.
Entity
Centrelink
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
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The campaign's objective is to inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Wednesday 24 June 2009
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department's administration of general recurrent grants for non-government schools. The audit examined key processes in the department's administration ofgeneral recurrent grants for non-government schools for 2005–08 in accordance with the Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Published: Wednesday 24 June 2009
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To inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected organisations had effective security risk management programs, including whether a selection of protective security risk treatment controls was working as designed.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
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The objective of the audit, in examining the construction of the CIIDC, was to assess:

  • the adequacy of the planning and delivery processes for the project;
  • the value-for-money achieved in the delivery of the project, including with regard to the suitability of the centre for its intended purpose; and
  • the extent to which the Public Works Committee Act.
Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
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The campaign's objective is to inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

Published: Monday 22 June 2009
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Under section 57 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) the Auditor-General is required to report each year to the relevant Minister, on whether the financial statements of agencies have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders (FMOs) and whether they give a true and fair view of the matters required by those Orders.

Our interim audits of agencies encompass a review of governance arrangements related to agencies' financial reporting responsibilities, and an examination of relevant internal controls, including information technology system controls. An examination of such issues is designed to assess the reliance that can be placed on internal controls to produce complete and accurate information for financial reporting purposes.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Wednesday 17 June 2009
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Given the significant expenditure associated with the Super Seasprites, and the problems that the Project had encountered over some time, the ANAO had commenced this performance audit prior to the Government's decision to cancel the Project. The focus of the audit was on Defence's and DMO's administration of the Project. In light of the Government's decision to cancel the Project, the objective of the audit was revised to place greater emphasis on those issues that resulted in the failure of the Project to provide the required capability, and highlighting project management lessons for major Defence acquisitions going forward.Accordingly the audit objective was to:

  • identify those factors that contributed to the on-going poor performance of the Project;
  • outline measures taken by Defence and DMO in seeking to overcome issues encountered by the Project, and key lessons arising from this project for the benefit of major acquisitions projects generally; and
  • determine the capability and cost implications of a project that failed to deliver to expectations.
Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Saturday 13 June 2009
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The communications campaign is to encourage people to lodge at an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO and to manage expectations about the arrival date for the funds, and what to do if the monies are not received.

Published: Thursday 11 June 2009
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This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's recruitment target. The commercials advertise a variety of specific Army positions and have been developed to enhance and support the current suite of Army commercials.

Published: Tuesday 2 June 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DoHA's management of the planning and allocation of aged care places and capital grants, in accordance with the Aged Care Act 1997.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Friday 29 May 2009
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The campaign's objective is to promote the National Security Hotline (NSH) and remind Australians to be vigilant and report possible signs of terrorism to the NSH.

Published: Thursday 28 May 2009
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The campaign for the National STI Prevention Program is designed to inform young Australians aged 15-29 years about the transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention of STIs, and encourage safe sexual behaviour, to contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of sexually transmissible infections among this age group.

Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF's implementation and administration of the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package industry and community assistance programs.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
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The objective of the ANAO's audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF's implementation and administration of the buyback of fishing concessions under the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Monday 25 May 2009
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The objectives of the audit were to:

  • determine the extent to which government entities complied with the requirement to publish and maintain documents online that were presented to the Parliament;
  • evaluate selected government entities' policies and practices regarding online publishing; and
  • assess AGIMO's policy and guidance in support of online publishing.

To address this objective the audit was conducted in three parts. Firstly, we reviewed a sample of papers tabled between 2000 and 2008 in order to assess their availability online. Next, we examined the online publishing practices of five government entities. These were the: Australian Federal Police (AFP); Department of the House of Representatives (DHR); Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Infrastructure); Department of the Treasury (Treasury); and National Archives of Australia (NAA). Finally, we reviewed AGIMO's role in supporting government entities in their online publishing practices.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Friday 22 May 2009
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The campaign aims to encourage nurses and midwives who are currently outside the nursing workforce to return to nursing by providing cash bonuses of up to $6,000 to eligible nurses and $1,000 to the employers as retraining contribution.

Published: Friday 22 May 2009
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Electronic Medicare claiming allows patients to claim their Medicare rebate electronically at the doctor's surgery. The purpose of the campaign is to increase public awareness and use of this scheme and to encourage medical service providers such as doctor's surgeries to take up the scheme.

Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's management of the Settlement Grants Program. The ANAO assessed DIAC's performance in terms of how effectively it planned for funding rounds, assessed and allocated grants, monitored and evaluated the program, and managed relationships with its stakeholders. In doing so, the ANAO focused on SGP projects that received funding in the 2007–08.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's management of MAL. The scope was confined to DIAC's management and use of the system: it did not examine the work of others with an interest in the system, such as security agencies.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the Tax Office's strategies to address serious non-compliance. In conducting the audit, the ANAO examined the Tax Office's management framework and arrangements to deter, detect and deal with fraud and serious evasion.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's administration of the PRRT. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) identified four key areas for review: general administration; compliance; promoting certainty in administering the PRRT; and governance arrangements.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Tuesday 19 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to review Defence's management of the HQJOC Project's tender process, including probity management, for the construction of the joint operation headquarters in order to provide assurance that the policy principles for the use of private financing had been followed.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Friday 15 May 2009
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The objectives of the campaign are to increase knowledge and awareness of the Education Tax Refund, the need to keep receipts, eligibility requirements, and how to claim the refund, with the overall objective of encouraging eligible Australians to make a claim for a rebate.

Published: Friday 15 May 2009
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The campaign for the National STI Prevention Program is designed to inform young Australians aged 15-29 years about the transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention of STIs, and encourage safe sexual behaviour to contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of sexually transmissible infections among this age group.

Published: Monday 11 May 2009
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This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's recruitment target. The radio commercials advertise the Navy's technical trade positions and have been developed to enhance and support the current suite of Navy commercials.

Published: Monday 11 May 2009
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As part of its recruitment activities, the Army has a sponsorship arrangement with the AFL to capitalise on the AFL's strong following amongst the 17-24 age groups, which is the Defence Force Recruiting target market. The sponsorship saw the development of the AFL Army Award, which recognises and rewards the common values of the Army and the AFL. The advertising campaign is designed to promote the sponsorship and encourage AFL supporters to vote for nominated players for the AFL Army Award, with the overall objective of attracting members of the target audience to consider a career in the Australian Defence Force.

Published: Friday 8 May 2009
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The objective of this audit was to assess Army's progress in addressing the issues previously identified in Defence reviews and ANAO audits as affecting the Army Reserve's capability; and Identify the extent that the Army Reserve is capable of contributing to contemporary Australian Defence Force capability requirements through fulfilling its assigned roles and tasks.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Thursday 7 May 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to encourage people to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements for oversighting the Action Plan and whether the Plan's new measures have been administered effectively to deliver the intended results.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department; Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Australian Federal Police; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
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This campaign was designed to educate Australians about the importance of protecting themselves against avoidable blindness and vision loss.

Published: Thursday 23 April 2009
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The objective of this performance audit of construction projects on the AusLink National Network was to assess the effectiveness of the administration by DITRDLG in working with the States to deliver the outcomes expected by the Government and the broader community. To inform the audit assessment, the methodology included examination of both Australian Government and State Government records as well as site inspections in relation to 21 projects being delivered in three States (New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and Tasmania). DITRDLG and the respective State road transport authorities were consulted in the selection of projects to be examined in detail.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Published: Thursday 23 April 2009
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Electronic Medicare claiming allows patients to claim their Medicare rebate electronically at the doctor's surgery. The purpose of the campaign is to increase public awareness and use of this scheme and to encourage medical service providers such as doctor's surgeries to take up the scheme.

Published: Wednesday 22 April 2009
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The objective of the audit was to examine the quality and integrity of DVA's income support records and to report on the effectiveness of the department's management of the data and how it impacts on service delivery.

Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Published: Thursday 16 April 2009
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The aim of the campaign is to contribute to a reduction in the uptake of methamphetamines and other illicit drugs among young Australians, by raising awareness of the harms associated with drug use and by encouraging and supporting decisions not to use. It is also intended to encourage young people using methamphetamines to reconsider their use and direct them to relevant support, counselling and treatment services.

Published: Tuesday 14 April 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Tuesday 14 April 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to raise awareness of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Published: Wednesday 8 April 2009
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The Digital Switchover campaign aims to provide all Australians with a smooth transition from analogue to digital television by 31 December 2013. The first phase of this campaign aims to raise awareness and provide general information to people about the Digital Switchover. This phase includes the introduction of a labelling scheme, to identify whether TVs are digital ready or require a set top box.

Published: Thursday 2 April 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to encourage people to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Friday 27 March 2009
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The objectives of this audit were to assess the progress of the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier Upgrade Project against stated schedule, cost and technical performance objectives; and Defence Materiel Organisation's (DMO's) progress in implementing the recommendations and addressing the findings of ANAO Audit Report No. 3 2005–06, Management of the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier Upgrade Project.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Friday 27 March 2009
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The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

Published: Thursday 19 March 2009
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's administration of health workforce initiatives in rural and remote Australia.

Entity
Deparment of Health and Ageing