Research Guides: Commonwealth government publications: Budgets

Online

Printed

Budget paper (2000-01 to date)
Open access.
Budget paper (1975-76 to 1999-2000)
Onsite storage.
Budget paper (1974-75)
Offsite.
There will also be a set in the Parliamentary papers. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
Budget paper (1962-63 to 1973-74)
Not held as separate set. Are included in the Parliamentary papers set. (SLTF 328.9404 – not in sequence). From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes
Budget speech (1965-66)
Offsite.
Budget speech only.
The budget (1952-53 to 1961-62)
Offsite.
There will also be sets in the Parliamentary papers sets. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
1943-44 to 1951-52
Not held as separate set. Are included in the Parliamentary papers set. (SLTF 328.9404 – not in sequence). From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes.
The budget (1937-38 to 1942-43)
Offsite.
There will also be sets in the Parliamentary papers. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
1936-37
Not held as separate set. Are included in the Parliamentary papers set. (SLTF 328.9404 – not in sequence). From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes.
The budget (1929-30 to 1935-36)
Offsite.
There will also be sets in the Parliamentary papers sets. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
An act to grant and apply out of the consolidated revenue fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June… (1924-25 to 1929-30)
Offsite.
The equivalent of the present day Appropriation Act no. 1 listing the proposed expenditure for each government department.
1901 to 1928-29
Budget papers not held as separate set. They are included in the Parliamentary papers set. (SLTF 328.9404 – not in sequence). From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes.

About budget papers

Budget papers include:

the Treasurer’s Budget speech
various budget papers setting out information on the Australian economy and aspects of government expenditure and revenue raising
appropriation bills showing proposed expenditures.

Issued at the same time as the budget papers are the portfolio budget statements, one for each government department. These give details of predicted expenditures for each government department and the associated instrumentalities and are useful for working out where the money is really going.