Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on Federal Financial Relations

COAG has reaffirmed its commitment to cooperative working arrangements through an historic new IGA that provides an overarching framework for the Commonwealth’s financial relations with the States and Territories (the States). 

More information on this Agreement and National Partnerships is now available.

Reports

Jurisdictions’ Reviews of Existing Climate Change Mitigation Measures – Final Report of the Complementary Measures Sub-Group

In December 2007, COAG agreed to develop a coherent and streamlined set of climate change measures across jurisdictions to complement a national emissions trading scheme.  Subsequently, COAG agreed that each jurisdiction would review the complementarity of its existing climate change mitigation measures with the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and provide a final summary, outlining the actions each jurisdiction had taken to respond to its own review.  Complementarity Principles, to underpin these reviews, were endorsed by COAG on 29 November 2008.  COAG has agreed that a final summary report of jurisdictions’ reviews would be presented to COAG Senior Officials.  The Complementary Measures Sub-Group, formerly under the Working Group on Climate Change and Water, has undertaken this work.

This final report provides an outline of the review processes conducted by each jurisdiction, including key findings and responses.

Discussion Paper for the Review of the Report on Government Services

COAG has requested that a Senior Officials and Heads of Treasuries Working Group undertake a review of the Report on Government Services. As part of this review, a discussion paper on the Report on Government Services has been released. Interested parties are invited to provide feedback on the discussion paper from 18 May to 17 July 2009.

Technology roadmaps

On 13 April 2007, COAG agreed that four technology road maps would be developed, covering the following technologies: hydrogen; geothermal; solar thermal; and coal gasification. The hydrogen, geothermal and solar thermal road maps have now been completed.  The roadmap on coal gasification was not progressed, as the technology is being advanced through research funded by other fora.

Hydrogen

Geothermal

Solar Thermal

The above Solar Thermal report is supplied by a third party and is graphic rich, making the DOC file size very large. If you have difficulty accessing the report please contact the COAG Unit through the contact us form or call (02) 6271 5111.

National Numeracy Review

The National Numeracy Review, commissioned by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is an independent review undertaken by a panel of experts led by Professor Gordon Stanley.  The report informs best practice for teaching numeracy and mathematics.  The report identified 15 recommendations with a focus on:

  • the need for early, systematic teaching of numeracy and mathematics that includes assessment activities to ensure that all students have the foundational skills to progress through a developmental continuum; and
  • increasing resources for teachers in terms of professional development and pre-service teacher education to address the identified shortfalls in both mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge to ensure quality teaching of numeracy and mathematics across the curriculum.

Key documents informing the review including Terms of Reference, Background Paper, Discussion Paper, Invitational Forum Summary and Submissions from organisations can be accessed on the Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations website.

The DOC version of the National Numeracy Review has been reproduced from the PDF version. The PDF version remains the authoritative version of the document.

If you have any problems accessing this document or you have any questions or queries relating to the report please contact the:

Director Literacy and Numeracy
Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
GPO Box 9880
CANBERRA CITY  ACT  2601

Email: NumeracyReview@deewr.gov.au     

COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health (2006 - 2011)

On 14 July 2006, COAG endorsed the National Action Plan on Mental Health with monitoring implementation of the COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health (2006 - 2011) to be reported on annually by Australian Health Ministers. The first two of these progress reports can be found below:

Report on the Regulation and Control of Biological Agents

Information about the progress of implementing the recommendations of the Report is available on the Department of Health and Ageing’s website.

Last Updated: 14 July, 2010