Links to Commonwealth Budget 2005-06: information of relevance to Indigenous health
Current topicFederal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his tenth Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 10 May 2005. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health.
Indigenous Budget 2005The Australian Government Indigenous Budget 2005 provides information on Indigenous spending across all Government portfolios. Section F of the Indigenous Budget 2005 provides a statistical summary of Australian Government Indigenous expenditure: by portfolio. It includes expenditure in the Health and Ageing Portfolio, the largest component of which is for health services in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Access Programme). Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06More detailed information on various components of Indigenous expenditure is available in the respective Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06, including the: Health and Ageing Portfolio Portfolio Budget Statement 2005-06 Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Portfolio Portfolio Budget Statement 2005-06 Full Budget detailsFull Commonwealth Budget details are available at the official Australian Government Budget website. Media releases and other informationBudget 2005-06 – a continuing commitment to improving the health of Indigenous Australians
Other Health and Ageing Budget media releases and fact sheets
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