Federal-State Relations in Australia

Improving the performance of sub-national governments through benchmarking and performance reporting

“…The balance of power in Australia has shifted towards the central government over time and the growth of "tied "grants to the states increased federal control and led to a relatively high degree of shared functions between state and central governments, especially in key sectors such as health, education and community services (Koutsogeorgopulou and Tuske, 2015). In 2017-18, Commonwealth payments to the states are expected to account for around 46 per cent of total state revenue.…”