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SUMMARY:Workshop: Introduction to the ACT Budget\, how to
read it and some advice for writing submissions
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This wo
rkshop provides an overview of the ACT budget proc
esses and supports our members to be able to navig
ate key documents and write budget submissions.
\n \n
\n We will first cover a broad ove
rview of how public sector budgets work by steppin
g through the politics of budget-making and the ro
le of key actors in creating it. This includes the
different roles and priorities of politicians and
public servants in crafting a budget. We will the
n work through how the budget is structured\, with
some practical advice for reading and understandi
ng the different documents that end up in the budg
et.
\n \n
\n The second half of the wo
rkshop works through the practical elements of dev
eloping a budget submission by breaking down how p
olicies make it into a budget. This includes looki
ng at the timeline for the development of budget p
roposals\, what the public sector and government c
over in their internal submissions and some practi
cal notes on writing budget submissions.
\n
\n About the facilitator: <
br />\n Jacob Priergaard a social policy researche
r who joined ACTCOSS in June 2025. Jacob began his
career in the Australian Public Service\, working
on social security and then health policy. While
in the public service\, he worked on a variety of
social policies and programs including the impleme
ntation of the Child Care Subsidy\, developing mor
e humane compliance policies in the aftermath of R
obodebt\, and supporting international engagement
on climate change and health. Jacob was the Direct
or of safety and quality in healthcare during the
early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic before movin
g to the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU t
o undertake a PhD. His research looks at how publi
c institutions shape policies that impact disadvan
taged people. Jacob is an expert in public policy
and Australia’s welfare state and has delivered re
search and executive education for multiple govern
ment agencies on these topics. He maintains an ass
ociation with the Crawford School of Public Policy
.
\n \n
\n Jacob joins ACTCOSS as a ge
neralist Senior Policy Advisor and is leading ACTC
OSS’ work on the 2025-26 ACT Budget.
\n \n
Pricing
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\n | \n Member price \n | \n \n <
p lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">$100.00 \n
| \n
\n \n | \n Non-Member price \n
| \n \n $150 \n | \n
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td>\n Governme
nt Employee price
\n \n \n
$250 \n \n |
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\n \n *all p
rices exclude GST
\n \n ACTCOSS may be ab
le to reduce or waive fees for consumer representa
tives\, people experiencing disadvantage or small
community organisations. Please contact ACTCOSS an
d we’ll do our best to offer support to participat
e.
\n
\n Read the training canc
ellation and refund policy here and the pr
ivacy policy here.
DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides an overview of the ACT budg
et processes and supports our members to be able t
o navigate key documents and write budget submissi
ons.\n \n \n \n \n \n We will first cover a broad
overview of how public sector budgets work by step
ping through the politics of budget-making and the
role of key actors in creating it. This includes
the different roles and priorities of politicians
and public servants in crafting a budget. We will
then work through how the budget is structured\, w
ith some practical advice for reading and understa
nding the different documents that end up in the b
udget.\n \n \n \n \n \n The second half of the wor
kshop works through the practical elements of deve
loping a budget submission by breaking down how po
licies make it into a budget. This includes lookin
g at the timeline for the development of budget pr
oposals\, what the public sector and government co
ver in their internal submissions and some practic
al notes on writing budget submissions.\n \n \n \
n About the facilitator: \n \n Jacob Priergaard a
social policy researcher who joined ACTCOSS in Jun
e 2025. Jacob began his career in the Australian P
ublic Service\, working on social security and the
n health policy. While in the public service\, he
worked on a variety of social policies and program
s including the implementation of the Child Care S
ubsidy\, developing more humane compliance policie
s in the aftermath of Robodebt\, and supporting in
ternational engagement on climate change and healt
h. Jacob was the Director of safety and quality in
healthcare during the early stages of the Covid-1
9 pandemic before moving to the Crawford School of
Public Policy at ANU to undertake a PhD. His rese
arch looks at how public institutions shape polici
es that impact disadvantaged people. Jacob is an e
xpert in public policy and Australia’s welfare sta
te and has delivered research and executive educat
ion for multiple government agencies on these topi
cs. He maintains an association with the Crawford
School of Public Policy.\n \n \n \n \n \n Jacob jo
ins ACTCOSS as a generalist Senior Policy Advisor
and is leading ACTCOSS’ work on the 2025-26 ACT Bu
dget. \n \n \n \n Pricing\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Member price \n \n \n \n \n $100
.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Non-Membe
r price \n \n \n \n \n $150\n \n \n \
n \n \n \n \n Government Employee price
\n \n \n \n \n $250\n \n \n \n \n \
n \n \n \n *all prices exclude GST\n \n \n \n ACT
COSS may be able to reduce or waive fees for consu
mer representatives\, people experiencing disadvan
tage or small community organisations. Please cont
act ACTCOSS and we’ll do our best to offer support
to participate.\n \n \n \n Read the training canc
ellation and refund policy here (https://actcoss.o
rg.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Training-cancella
tion-and-refund-policy.pdf) and the privacy policy
here (https://actcoss.org.au/privacy/).\n \n
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260818T130000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260818T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260818T160000
LOCATION:Weston Community Hub\n 1/6 Gritten Street\n Weston
\, ACT 2611\n Australia\n
URL:https://actcoss.org.au/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=225
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