Publications

This explainer discusses the rationale, use and limitations of indexation in the Commonwealth budget and associated programs.

Date issued: 01 March 2023

Advice provided to Senator David Pocock: 1 September 2022

Date issued: 27 February 2023

Analyses the short-term COVID-19 impact and the long-term trends in recipient demographics.

Date issued: 12 February 2023

Advice provided to Senator David Shoebridge: 12 January 2023

Date issued: 31 January 2023

Advice provided to Senator Matthew Canavan: 16 January 2023

Date issued: 16 January 2023

This report provides independent projections of key budget outcomes such as debt and the budget balance over the next decade.

Date issued: 08 December 2022

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Publicly released costings or budget analyses outside the caretaker period.

Non-technical pieces focused on a particular area of the budget and short insights into fiscal policy issues and updates.

Our corporate publications outline our vision, purpose, values and strategic goals.

Graphical and tabular analyses which seek to illustrate key features of budget updates

Materials on fiscal projections over the next decade and sustainability over the next 40 years.

Research reports on government finances and fiscal issues.

View speeches and presentations from our people.

Explanations to our underlying data, concepts, methodologies and processes used to prepare costings of policy proposals and budget analyses.

A list of Commonwealth Government measures for which enabling legislation has not yet passed.

View our media releases.

View formal submissions and enquiries addressed to the PBO.

An analysis of the budget impact of the election commitments of parliamentary parties (released after each election.