Table A1: Estimates of expenses by function and sub-function (pg 6-68)
Actuals
2001-02
$m
Estimates
2002-03 2003-04
$m
$m
Projections
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
$m
$m
$m
General public services
Legislative and executive affairs
Financial and fiscal affairs *
Foreign affairs and economic aid
General research
General services
Government superannuation benefits
Total general public services *
778
3,567
2,151
1,698
550
1,497
10,241
781
3,187
2,364
1,830
553
2,095
10,810
752
3,407
2,157
2,034
580
2,120
11,049
842
3,516
2,252
2,108
596
2,186
11,501
760
3,749
2,314
2,318
594
2,197
11,932
765
3,722
2,219
2,210
601
2,204
11,721
Defence
12,017
13,143
13,970
14,125
14,555
15,529
545
1,311
1,856
567
1,538
2,104
574
1,779
2,353
584
1,652
2,237
588
1,668
2,256
599
1,660
2,259
4,004
1,217
3,737
2,058
5,795
567
44
134
11,761
4,162
1,360
3,975
2,140
6,115
578
2
126
12,342
4,314
1,452
4,373
2,262
6,636
622
2
134
13,160
4,574
1,492
4,712
2,389
7,101
648
2
112
13,928
4,902
1,525
5,062
2,515
7,576
655
2
116
14,776
5,282
1,539
5,425
2,647
8,072
668
2
111
15,674
11,107
1,408
6,709
11,944
1,577
7,244
12,673
1,639
7,539
13,254
1,766
7,966
13,697
1,940
8,384
14,116
2,116
8,828
8,117
5,077
202
578
1,343
1,920
1,125
65
27,614
8,820
5,704
231
674
963
1,636
1,329
69
29,734
9,178
5,825
258
900
1,054
1,954
1,402
75
31,365
9,732
6,294
266
920
1,113
2,033
1,373
80
33,033
10,324
6,687
277
897
1,141
2,039
1,404
86
34,514
10,944
7,091
289
946
1,187
2,133
1,429
93
36,095
23,218
5,499
8,915
19,774
24,851
5,578
9,625
19,914
26,323
5,734
10,117
21,054
27,767
5,834
10,405
22,048
29,310
5,931
10,883
23,107
30,950
6,002
11,448
24,153
Public order and safety
Courts and legal services
Other public order and safety
Total public order and safety
Education
Higher education
Vocational and other education
Non-government schools
Government schools
Schools
Student assistance
General administration
School education - specific funding
Total education
Health
Medical services and benefits *
Hospital services
Health care agreements
Hospital services and health care
agreements
Pharmaceutical services and benefits
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Health services
Other health services
Other health services
General administration
Health assistance to the aged(a)
Total health *
Social security and welfare
Assistance to the aged(a)
Assistance to veterans and dependents
Assistance to people with disabilities
Assistance to families with children *
Actuals
2001-02
$m
Social security and welfare
(continued)
Assistance to the unemployed
Assistance to the sick
Assistance to the unemployed and
the sick
Common youth allowance
Other welfare programmes
Aboriginal advancement nec
General administration
Total social security and welfare *
Estimates
2002-03 2003-04
$m
$m
Projections
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
$m
$m
$m
5,808
94
5,569
85
5,695
90
6,382
105
6,497
119
6,440
124
5,902
2,214
313
1,268
1,979
69,081
5,655
2,239
325
1,297
2,280
71,763
5,785
2,295
337
1,408
2,403
75,455
6,487
2,368
340
1,439
2,426
79,114
6,617
2,427
360
1,470
2,449
82,553
6,564
2,473
366
1,507
2,460
85,922
1,619
188
403
1,358
132
244
1,220
194
248
1,228
164
240
1,240
130
228
1,250
101
209
2,210
1,733
1,662
1,632
1,598
1,560
Recreation and culture
Broadcasting
Arts and cultural heritage
Sport and recreation
National estate and parks
Total recreation and culture
1,004
704
137
190
2,036
1,040
692
147
232
2,111
1,100
685
160
239
2,185
1,128
656
153
264
2,201
1,124
662
156
267
2,209
1,130
650
160
266
2,207
Fuel and energy *
3,052
3,474
3,549
3,603
3,655
3,715
Housing and community amenities
Housing
Urban and regional development
Environment protection
Total housing and community
amenities
Agricultre, forestry and fishing
Wool industry
Grains industry
Dairy industry
Cattle, sheep and pig industry
Fishing, horticulture and other agriculture
General assistance not allocated to
specific industries
Rural assistance
Natural resources development
General administration
Total agriculture, forestry and fishing
80
111
266
135
150
71
123
281
100
171
74
129
249
99
167
77
133
252
99
169
77
136
252
99
174
77
139
252
99
177
295
219
318
117
1,691
306
381
339
173
1,945
315
388
385
168
1,974
303
185
444
170
1,831
249
48
427
137
1,598
226
24
346
126
1,466
Mining and mineral resources
(other than fuels),
manufacturing and construction
1,686
1,519
1,628
1,558
1,404
1,204
443
174
461
18
422
1
271
21
230
6
199
6
Transport and communication
Communication
Rail transport
Transport and communication
(continued)
Air transport
Road transport
Sea transport
Other transport and communication
Total Transport and Communication
Other economic affairs
Tourism and area promotion
Vocational and industry training
Labour market assistance to job
seekers and industry
Industrial relations
Immigration
Total labour and employment affairs
Other economic affairs nec
Total other economic affairs
Other purposes
Interest on Commonwealth behalf
Interest on behalf of States and
Territories
Interest received on Commonwealth
stock
Public debt interest
Nominal superannuation interest
General revenue assistance States and Territories
General capital assistance States and Territories
Debt assistance
Local government assistance
Revenue assistance to the States and
Territories
Assistance to other governments
General purpose inter-government
transactions
Natural disaster relief
Contingency reserve (b)
Total other purposes
Total expenses
Actuals
Estimates
2001-02
$m
2002-03 2003-04
$m
$m
Projections
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
$m
$m
$m
163
1,596
193
78
2,647
161
1,293
229
107
2,268
166
1,359
195
129
2,272
134
1,599
194
111
2,330
108
1,138
194
101
1,778
107
1,058
194
103
1,667
142
440
134
505
126
585
130
590
131
590
118
596
1,445
621
738
3,243
513
3,899
1,592
314
740
3,151
691
3,976
1,712
300
784
3,381
750
4,257
1,712
304
696
3,302
749
4,181
1,732
304
713
3,339
751
4,221
1,787
308
725
3,416
741
4,275
5,007
4,597
4,125
3,938
3,500
3,331
31
30
19
11
1
0
0
5,038
4,987
0
4,627
5,350
0
4,144
5,209
0
3,949
5,507
0
3,501
5,591
0
3,331
5,773
4,576
1,554
1,596
1,303
1,542
387
0
0
1,394
0
0
1,454
0
0
1,508
0
0
1,564
0
0
1,620
0
0
1,679
148
443
152
478
158
380
161
371
165
384
170
393
6,561
87
64
16,736
3,638
141
-144
13,612
3,641
107
52
13,152
3,399
92
2,301
15,248
3,712
92
4,231
17,126
2,628
92
7,233
19,056
166,525
170,534 178,031
186,521 194,176 202,351