Local Government
1
Large Cities
0
Capital Cities
0
Regional or State Governments
0
National Government
0
Other Institutions
0
Local Government
1
Large Cities
0
Capital Cities
0
Regional or State Governments
0
National Government
0
Other Institutions
0
Community
Capital
Camberra
Population
25 364 310
Language
English
Currency
Australian Dollar
Indexes
Democracy
9
Full Democracy
Democracy
Democracy
9
Full Democracy
Democracy
Corruption Perception
12/180
Low
Corruption Perception
Corruption Perception
12/180
Low
Corruption Perception
Human Development
6
Very High
Human Development
Human Development
6
Very High
Human Development
World Happiness
12/153
Very High
World Happiness
World Happiness
12/153
Very High
World Happiness
Global Peace
13
Very High
Global Peace
Global Peace
13
Very High
Global Peace
Global Terrorism
71
Low
Global Terrorism
Global Terrorism
71
Low
Global Terrorism
Legislação sobre Orçamentos Participativos
In Australia, there has been no legislation developed regarding the regulation of PBs across the nation, nor by states, local towns/ regions/cities. Most of Australia’s PBs involve 100% of a city’s budget over $70 million and up to $5 billion. Local councils cannot legally delegate responsibility for the budget the extent of delegation is agreed prior to implementation and broadcast to constituents. However, this has not been regulated.
Initial Reference for the Adoption of PB in the Country
There wasn’t a particular country or institution that stimulated the “Australian Participatory Budget”. Rather, it was the need to resolve lose/lose situations of decreasing city/regional budgets and increasing public demands by partnering with the public to find ways to resolve these budgeting dilemmas. This was achieved by creating a new sort of PB which could effectively resolve the allocation of 100% of a city/regional/local budget.
What has become known as the “Australian PB”, this method combines some elements of the more well-known or “traditional” PB, with deliberative democracy “mini-publics”. This method was implemented with some variations by several cities across Australia (including a capital city, Melbourne) and a number of regional and local governments. However, it has not been institutionalized.
Subsequent Reference for PB Dissemination
Though we have spoken about our “Australian Participatory Budgeting” with many other countries, as far as we know, this method has only been carried out in Australia.
