Observed arrival · 2026-11-05
Where Does It Go? turns federal spending into a public rabbit hole
An independent Australian budget explorer that invites readers to adjust spending categories, compare governments, and inspect public spending.
- For
- Australians scrutinizing Commonwealth budgets and spending
- Worth noticing
- It distinguishes grant announcements from cash spent and says estimates, announced funding, and proposed cuts should be labelled separately.
Field notes
The homepage reports Commonwealth general-government expenses of about $822.1 billion for October 2025–September 2026, rounded, and labels the figure an official expense snapshot. Its navigation separates a budget builder, comparisons across six named administrations, spending files, a cost decoder, and sources/methodology. The page says it will distinguish actual expenditure from estimates, announced funding, and proposed cuts; the extracted evidence does not confirm the linked tools' operational status.
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