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BUDGET
OVERVIEW
Below: News that Australia is finally establishing a space agency has been welcomed across the board.
TABLE5
Infrastructure top 3 projects by spending by state for this financial year in $m
NSW
RAAF Williamtown JSF facilities
93.8
Garden Island upgrade
64.7
Sea 1653 Phase 3 facilities at Randwick Barracks
25.1
QUEENSLAND
Air 8000 Spartan works at RAAF Amberley
80.8
Growler facilities at RAAF Amberley
77.6
C-17 support facilities
59.8
VICTORIA
Airfield capital works at RAAF East Sale
42
Air 5428 facilities at RAAF East Sale
17.8
Defence Force School of Signals at Simpson Barracks, Watsonia
15.9
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Air 7000 MPA P-8A works at RAAF Edinburgh
57.9
Explosive Ordnance Logistics Reform program at RAAD Edinburgh
14.6
Replacement aviation fuel trucks infrastructure at RAAF Edinburgh
3.9
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
HMAS Stirling Phase 3A redevelopment
154.6
Air 7000 MPA P-8A works at RAAF Pearce
57.1
Airfield capital works at RAAF Pearce 12.6
12.6
NORTHERN TERRITORY
RAAF Tindal JSF facilities
128.7
Air 7000 MPA P-8A works at RAAF Darwin
75.6
Delamere Weapons Range upgrade
11.6
The Department of Industry Innovation and Science will manage this funding.
This includes funding of:
• $26.0 million over four years from 2018-
19 to establish a National Space Agency, which will coordinate domestic space activities for Australia; and
• $15.0 million over three years from 2019-20 to establish the International Space Investment project, which will provide grants to strategic space projects that generate employment and business opportunities for Australians.
Conclusion
The headline dollars are impressive, with the department on track to meet the magi- cal two per cent of GDP figure in 2020- 2021 but the lack of detail as to where and how they are being spent is still apparent. The detailed information in the tables above, particularly the Top 30 capital pro- grams and Top 30 sustainment programs, is a good start but without a more forensic DCP-like document to fill in the blanks,
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TABLE4
2017–2018 Project Approvals Announced By Government
PROJECT NUMBER
PROJECT TITLE
LAND 2110 Phase 1B
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence – Continuous Program
AIR 5077 Phase 5A
Airborne Early Warning and Control Interoperability Compliance Upgrade
JP 2008 Phase 5B2
Military Satellite Capability – Satellite Ground Station
East and Network Management System
SEA 5000 Phase 1
Future Frigate (Combat Management System Selection)
SEA 1448 Phase 4B
ANZAC Air Search Radar Replacement
SEA 1439 Phase 5B2
Collins Communications Upgrade – Stage 2
LAND 200 Phase 2
Battlefield Command Systems (Tranche 2)
SEA 1000 Phase 1/2
Future Submarine Design and Construction
AIR 5431 Phase 3
Civil Military Air Traffic Management System
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE UPON REQUEST.