abbott late for press club, page-29

alan,

the budget papers will at least give you an idea of of where most of the reveneu come from and where most of the revenue are spent, a bit like a Profit & Loss Account, may be not some of the minute details that you are after.

All Libs and Lablor governments (state and federal) have stripped dividend out of government owned corporations, impeding the corporations' ability to reinvest the funds to maintain their operating capacity. It is a practice that is undesirable, and it is a reason why so many of our public utility infrastructure are so run-down.