{"id":"C2025A00047","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026","slug":"appropriation-act-no-1-2025-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"47 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436441,"registerId":"C2025A00047-fast-fetch-1775953640679","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"Part 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"1  Short title\n\n  This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this Act The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 29 October 2025\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"3  Definitions\n\n  In this Act:\n\nadministered item means an amount set out in Schedule 1 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.\n\ncorporate entity means:\n\n (a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or\n\n (b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.\n\ncorporate entity item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Administered”.\n\nNote: The amounts set out opposite outcomes for corporate entities, under the heading “Administered”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.\n\ncurrent year means the financial year ending on 30 June 2026.\n\ndepartmental item means the total amount set out in Schedule 1 in relation to a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Departmental”.\n\nNote: The amounts set out opposite outcomes, under the heading “Departmental”, are “notional”. They are not part of the item, and do not in any way restrict the scope of the expenditure authorised by the item.\n\nexpenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.\n\nFinance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.\n\nitem means any of the following:\n\n (a) an administered item;\n\n (b) a corporate entity item;\n\n (c) a departmental item.\n\nnon‑corporate entity means:\n\n (a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or\n\n (b) the High Court.\n\nPortfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements 2025-26.\n\nportfolio statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements.\n\nspecial account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Portfolio statements","content":"4  Portfolio statements\n\n  The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\nNote: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 which provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the Act to be a relevant document.\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth","content":"5  Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth\n\n  For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.\n\nNote: This section applies, for example, to a “payment” between non‑corporate entities that are both part of the Commonwealth. One of the effects of this section is that the payment will be debited from an appropriation for the paying non‑corporate entity, even though no payment is actually made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This is consistent with section 76 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appropriation items","content":"Part 2—Appropriation items\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Summary of appropriations","content":"6  Summary of appropriations\n\n  The total of the items specified in Schedule 1 is $83,444,802,000.\n\nNote 1: Items in Schedule 1 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.\n\nNote 2: Sections 74 to 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 also provide for the adjustment of amounts appropriated by this Act.\n\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Departmental items","content":"7  Departmental items\n\n  The amount specified in a departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administered items","content":"8  Administered items\n\n (1) The amount specified in an administered item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.\n\n (2) If the portfolio statements indicate that activities of a particular kind were intended to be treated as activities in respect of a particular outcome, then expenditure for the purpose of carrying out those activities is taken to be expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving the outcome.\n\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corporate entity items","content":"9  Corporate entity items\n\n (1) The amount specified in a corporate entity item for a corporate entity may be paid to the entity to be applied for the purposes of the entity.\n\n (2) If:\n\n (a) an Act provides that a corporate entity must be paid amounts that are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the entity; and\n\n (b) Schedule 1 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;\n\nthen the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.\n\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Advance to the Finance Minister","content":"Part 3—Advance to the Finance Minister\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Advance to the Finance Minister","content":"10  Advance to the Finance Minister\n\n (1) This section applies if the Finance Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need for expenditure, in the current year, that is not provided for, or is insufficiently provided for, in Schedule 1:\n\n (a) because of an erroneous omission or understatement; or\n\n (b) because the expenditure was unforeseen until after the last day on which it was practicable to provide for it in the Bill for this Act before that Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives.\n\n (2) This Act has effect as if Schedule 1 were amended, in accordance with a determination of the Finance Minister, to make provision for so much (if any) of the expenditure as the Finance Minister determines.\n\n (3) The total of the amounts determined under subsection (2) of this section and subsection 10(2) of the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026 cannot be more than $400 million.\n\n (4) A determination made under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 (disallowance) nor Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 applies to the determination.\n\nNo further advances under Supply Act\n\n (5) The Finance Minister must not make a determination under subsection 10(2) of the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026 after this section commences.\n\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"Part 4—Miscellaneous\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crediting amounts to special accounts","content":"11  Crediting amounts to special accounts\n\n  If any of the purposes of a special account is a purpose that is covered by an item (whether or not the item expressly refers to the special account), then amounts may be debited against the appropriation for that item and credited to that special account.\n\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund","content":"12  Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund\n\n  The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated as necessary for the purposes of this Act, including the operation of this Act as affected by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\n\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of this Act","content":"13  Repeal of this Act\n\n  This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2028.\n\n","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Services for which money is appropriated","content":"Schedule 1—Services for which money is appropriated\n\nNote: See sections 6 and 12.\n\n \n\n| Abstract |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Portfolio | Total |\n|  | $'000 |\n|  |  |\n| Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 648,017 |\n| Attorney‑General's | 1,076,351 |\n| Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | 2,715,409 |\n| Defence | 27,034,885 |\n| Education | 1,444,249 |\n| Employment and Workplace Relations | 3,019,700 |\n| Finance | 2,360,875 |\n| Foreign Affairs and Trade | 4,927,454 |\n| Health, Disability and Ageing | 22,908,805 |\n| Home Affairs | 4,965,464 |\n| Industry, Science and Resources | 2,217,285 |\n| Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the | 3,382,101 |\n| Arts |  |\n| Prime Minister and Cabinet | 2,003,277 |\n| Social Services | 707,342 |\n| Treasury | 4,033,588 |\n|  |  |\n| Total | 83,444,802 |\n\n \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n| APPROPRIATIONS |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n \n\n- SUMMARYSummary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Portfolio Departmental Administered Total\n- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 488,779 159,238 648,017\n- 870,314 281,874 1,152,188\n- Attorney‑General's 806,721 269,630 1,076,351\n- 1,392,614 466,141 1,858,755\n- Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and 1,095,266 1,620,143 2,715,409\n- Water 2,048,968 2,345,772 4,394,740\n- Defence 26,909,736 125,149 27,034,885\n- 44,152,649 217,401 44,370,050\n- Education 264,398 1,179,851 1,444,249\n- 460,231 5,251,780 5,712,011\n- Employment and Workplace Relations 700,883 2,318,817 3,019,700\n- 1,291,660 3,853,956 5,145,616\n- Finance 2,087,896 272,979 2,360,875\n- 6,918,055 487,328 7,405,383\n- Foreign Affairs and Trade 1,854,041 3,073,413 4,927,454\n- 3,168,892 5,301,874 8,470,766\n- Health, Disability and Ageing 1,388,215 21,520,590 22,908,805\n- 2,358,145 19,143,784 21,501,929\n- Home Affairs 3,865,969 1,099,495 4,965,464\n- 6,492,513 2,519,681 9,012,194\n- Industry, Science and Resources 617,573 1,599,712 2,217,285\n- 1,068,115 2,707,810 3,775,925\n- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, 518,619 2,863,482 3,382,101\n- Communications, Sport and the Arts 938,699 4,997,047 5,935,746\n- Prime Minister and Cabinet 587,015 1,416,262 2,003,277\n- 925,055 2,249,569 3,174,624\n- Social Services 248,245 459,097 707,342\n- 402,055 1,364,548 1,766,603\n- Treasury 3,925,591 107,997 4,033,588\n- 6,505,687 202,741 6,708,428\n- Total: Bill 1 45,358,947 38,085,855 83,444,802\n- 78,993,652 51,391,306 130,384,958\n\n \n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 471,645 138,035 609,680\n- 838,614 250,763 1,089,377\n- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines 4,323 4,323\n- Authority 2,260 2,260\n- Regional Investment Corporation 13,154 13,154\n- 22,586 22,586\n- Australian Fisheries Management Authority 17,134 3,726 20,860\n- 31,700 6,265 37,965\n- Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 488,779 159,238 648,017\n- 870,314 281,874 1,152,188\n\n \n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AND FORESTRY\n- More sustainable, productive, internationally 115,706 115,517 231,223\n- competitive and profitable Australian agricultural, 203,111 173,044 376,155\n- food and fibre industries through policies and\n- initiatives that promote better resource\n- management practices, innovation, self‑reliance\n- and improved access to international markets\n- Safeguard Australia's animal and plant health 355,939 22,518 378,457\n- status to maintain overseas markets and protect 635,503 77,719 713,222\n- the economy and environment from the impact\n- of exotic pests and diseases, through risk\n- assessment, inspection and certification, and the\n- implementation of emergency response\n- arrangements for Australian agricultural, food\n- and fibre industries\n- Total: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and 471,645 138,035 609,680\n- Forestry 838,614 250,763 1,089,377\n\n \n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO\n- AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES AND VETERINARY\n- MEDICINES AUTHORITY\n- Protection of the health and safety of people, 4,323\n- animals, the environment, and agricultural and 2,260\n- livestock industries through regulation of\n- pesticides and veterinary medicines\n- Total: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 4,323\n- Medicines Authority 2,260\n\n \n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AND FORESTRY FOR PAYMENT TO\n- REGIONAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION\n- Encourage growth, investment and resilience in 13,154\n- Australian farm businesses and rural and 22,586\n- regional communities by delivering the\n- Commonwealth's farm business concessional\n- loans\n- Total: Regional Investment Corporation 13,154\n- 22,586\n\n \n\n- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT\n- Ecologically sustainable and economically 17,134 3,726 20,860\n- efficient Commonwealth fisheries, through 31,700 6,265 37,965\n- understanding and monitoring Australia's marine\n- living resources and regulating and monitoring\n- commercial fishing, including domestic licensing\n- and deterrence of illegal foreign fishing\n- Total: Australian Fisheries Management 17,134 3,726 20,860\n- Authority 31,700 6,265 37,965\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Attorney‑General's Department 171,290 251,472 422,762\n- 327,404 433,065 760,469\n- Australian Human Rights Commission 15,802 15,802\n- 32,129 32,129\n- Administrative Review Tribunal 160,875 ‑ 160,875\n- 259,289 ‑ 259,289\n- Australian Law Reform Commission 1,775 ‑ 1,775\n- 2,998 ‑ 2,998\n- Federal Court of Australia 234,428 564 234,992\n- 414,360 947 415,307\n- High Court of Australia 12,357 ‑ 12,357\n- 20,993 ‑ 20,993\n- National Anti‑Corruption Commission 38,587 ‑ 38,587\n- 65,551 ‑ 65,551\n- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 27,362 ‑ 27,362\n- 36,785 ‑ 36,785\n- Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 28,489 ‑ 28,489\n- 46,358 ‑ 46,358\n- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 78,157 1,792 79,949\n- 132,807 ‑ 132,807\n- Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and 12,208 ‑ 12,208\n- Security 16,483 ‑ 16,483\n- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 13,766 ‑ 13,766\n- 23,711 ‑ 23,711\n- Office of the Special Investigator 27,427 ‑ 27,427\n- 45,875 ‑ 45,875\n- Total: Attorney‑General's 806,721 269,630 1,076,351\n- 1,392,614 466,141 1,858,755\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT\n- A just and secure society through the 171,290 251,472 422,762\n- maintenance and improvement of Australia's 327,404 433,065 760,469\n- law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\n- Total: Attorney‑General's Department 171,290 251,472 422,762\n- 327,404 433,065 760,469\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR\n- AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION\n- An Australian society in which human rights are 15,802\n- respected, protected and promoted through 32,129\n- independent investigation and resolution of\n- complaints, exercise of regulatory functions,\n- contributions to law and policy reforms,\n- research, education, partnerships, and\n- monitoring and reporting on human rights\n- Total: Australian Human Rights Commission 15,802\n- 32,129\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TRIBUNAL\n- Provide correct or preferable decisions through a 160,875 ‑ 160,875\n- mechanism of independent review of 259,289 ‑ 259,289\n- administrative decisions that is fair and just,\n- quick, informal, accessible and responsive,\n- contributes to improving the quality of\n- government decision‑making, and promotes\n- public trust and confidence in the Tribunal\n- Total: Administrative Review Tribunal 160,875 ‑ 160,875\n- 259,289 ‑ 259,289\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION\n- Informed government decisions about the 1,775 ‑ 1,775\n- development, reform and harmonisation of 2,998 ‑ 2,998\n- Australian laws and related processes through\n- research, analysis, reports and community\n- consultation and education\n- Total: Australian Law Reform Commission 1,775 ‑ 1,775\n- 2,998 ‑ 2,998\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA\n- Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 47,873 ‑ 47,873\n- the Federal Court of Australia and parties in the 81,679 ‑ 81,679\n- National Native Title Tribunal through the\n- resolution of matters according to law and\n- through the effective management of the\n- administrative affairs of the Court and Tribunal\n- Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 29,106 ‑ 29,106\n- the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 50,354 ‑ 50,354\n- (Division 1) through the just, safe, efficient and\n- timely resolution of family law matters,\n- particularly more complex family law matters\n- including appeals, according to law, through the\n- encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution\n- processes and through the effective\n- management of the administrative affairs of the\n- Court\n- Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in 72,335 564 72,899\n- the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 119,439 947 120,386\n- (Division 2) through the just, safe, efficient and\n- timely resolution of family law and general\n- federal law matters according to law, through the\n- encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution\n- processes and through the effective\n- management of the administrative affairs of the\n- Court\n- Improved administration and support of the 85,114 ‑ 85,114\n- resolution of matters according to law for litigants 162,888 ‑ 162,888\n- in the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal\n- Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and parties\n- in the National Native Title Tribunal, through\n- efficient and effective provision of shared\n- corporate and registry services\n- Total: Federal Court of Australia 234,428 564 234,992\n- 414,360 947 415,307\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA\n- To interpret and uphold the Australian 12,357 ‑ 12,357\n- Constitution and perform the functions of the 20,993 ‑ 20,993\n- ultimate appellate Court in Australia\n- Total: High Court of Australia 12,357 ‑ 12,357\n- 20,993 ‑ 20,993\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL ANTI‑CORRUPTION COMMISSION\n- Independent assurance to the Australian 38,587 ‑ 38,587\n- community that corrupt conduct involving 65,551 ‑ 65,551\n- Commonwealth public officials is prevented,\n- detected, investigated and responded to\n- appropriately\n- Total: National Anti‑Corruption Commission 38,587 ‑ 38,587\n- 65,551 ‑ 65,551\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION\n- COMMISSIONER\n- Provision of public access to Commonwealth 27,362 ‑ 27,362\n- Government information, protection of 36,785 ‑ 36,785\n- individuals' personal information, and\n- performance of information commissioner,\n- freedom of information and privacy functions\n- Total: Office of the Australian Information 27,362 ‑ 27,362\n- Commissioner 36,785 ‑ 36,785\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH\n- OMBUDSMAN\n- Fair and accountable administrative action by 28,489 ‑ 28,489\n- Australian Government entities and prescribed 46,358 ‑ 46,358\n- private sector organisations, by investigating\n- complaints, reviewing administrative action and\n- statutory compliance inspections and reporting\n- Total: Office of the Commonwealth 28,489 ‑ 28,489\n- Ombudsman 46,358 ‑ 46,358\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC\n- PROSECUTIONS\n- Contribute to a fair, safe and just society by 78,157 1,792 79,949\n- delivering an effective, independent prosecution 132,807 ‑ 132,807\n- service in accordance with the Prosecution\n- Policy of the Commonwealth\n- Total: Office of the Director of Public 78,157 1,792 79,949\n- Prosecutions 132,807 ‑ 132,807\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR‑GENERAL OF\n- INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY\n- Independent assurance for the Prime Minister, 12,208 ‑ 12,208\n- senior ministers and Parliament as to whether 16,483 ‑ 16,483\n- Australia's intelligence and security agencies act\n- legally and with propriety by inspecting, inquiring\n- into and reporting on their activities\n- Total: Office of the Inspector‑General of 12,208 ‑ 12,208\n- Intelligence and Security 16,483 ‑ 16,483\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL\n- A body of Commonwealth laws and instruments 13,766 ‑ 13,766\n- that give effect to intended policy, and that are 23,711 ‑ 23,711\n- coherent, readable and readily accessible,\n- through the drafting and publication of those\n- laws and instruments\n- Total: Office of Parliamentary Counsel 13,766 ‑ 13,766\n- 23,711 ‑ 23,711\n\n \n\n- ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR\n- Ensure Australian law and principles of justice 27,427 ‑ 27,427\n- are upheld through investigating activities of 45,875 ‑ 45,875\n- Australian Defence Force personnel in\n- Afghanistan from 2005 to 2016, and referring\n- alleged criminal offences including breaches of\n- the Laws of Armed Conflict for prosecution\n- Total: Office of the Special Investigator 27,427 ‑ 27,427\n- 45,875 ‑ 45,875\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the 704,652 1,361,364 2,066,016\n- Environment and Water 1,399,401 1,507,895 2,907,296\n- Australian Institute of Marine Science 51,803 51,803\n- 81,869 81,869\n- Australian Renewable Energy Agency 36,231 36,231\n- 466,862 466,862\n- Clean Energy Finance Corporation 11,604 11,604\n- 20,800 20,800\n- Director of National Parks 83,380 83,380\n- 114,663 114,663\n- Murray‑Darling Basin Authority 36,534 36,534\n- 85,825 85,825\n- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ‑ ‑\n- 650 650\n- Bureau of Meteorology 254,574 ‑ 254,574\n- 439,153 ‑ 439,153\n- Clean Energy Regulator 80,261 39,227 119,488\n- 115,567 67,208 182,775\n- Climate Change Authority 8,003 ‑ 8,003\n- 13,886 ‑ 13,886\n- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 47,776 ‑ 47,776\n- 80,961 ‑ 80,961\n- Total: Climate Change, Energy, the 1,095,266 1,620,143 2,715,409\n- Environment and Water 2,048,968 2,345,772 4,394,740\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Support the transition of Australia's economy to 205,255 968,708 1,173,963\n- net‑zero emissions by 2050; transition energy to 444,112 837,397 1,281,509\n- support net zero while maintaining security,\n- reliability and affordability; support actions to\n- promote adaptation and strengthen resilience of\n- Australia's economy, society and environment;\n- and take a leadership role internationally in\n- responding to climate change\n- Conserve, protect and sustainably manage our 242,352 324,970 567,322\n- natural resources including through a nature 507,851 525,727 1,033,578\n- positive approach; protect and conserve our\n- natural and cultural heritage; reduce and\n- regulate the use of pollutants and hazardous\n- substances; and take a leadership role on these\n- issues internationally\n- Advance Australia's environmental, scientific, 191,179 2,916 194,095\n- strategic and economic interests in the Antarctic 318,135 5,000 323,135\n- region by protecting, researching and\n- administering the region, including through\n- international engagement\n- Improve the health of rivers and wetlands and 65,866 64,770 130,636\n- enhance the sustainable, efficient and productive 129,303 139,771 269,074\n- use of Australia's water resources\n- Total: Department of Climate Change, Energy, 704,652 1,361,364 2,066,016\n- the Environment and Water 1,399,401 1,507,895 2,907,296\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE\n- Growth of knowledge to support protection and 51,803\n- sustainable development of Australia's marine 81,869\n- resources through innovative marine science\n- and technology\n- Total: Australian Institute of Marine Science 51,803\n- 81,869\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY\n- Support improvements in the competitiveness 36,231\n- and an increase in the supply of renewable 466,862\n- energy and related technologies by providing\n- financial assistance and sharing information and\n- knowledge, to facilitate the achievement of\n- Australia's greenhouse gas emission targets and\n- to contribute to the reduction of global\n- greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with\n- the Paris Agreement\n- Total: Australian Renewable Energy Agency 36,231\n- 466,862\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION\n- Facilitate increased flows of finance into 11,604\n- Australia's clean energy sector and facilitate the 20,800\n- achievement of Australia's greenhouse gas\n- emissions reduction targets, by investing in\n- renewable energy (including finance to upgrade,\n- expand and modernise Australia's electricity\n- grid), low emissions and energy efficiency\n- technologies, building industry capacity, and\n- disseminating information to industry\n- stakeholders\n- Total: Clean Energy Finance Corporation 11,604\n- 20,800\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL PARKS\n- Management of Commonwealth reserves as 83,380\n- outstanding natural places that enhance 114,663\n- Australia's well‑being through the protection and\n- conservation of their natural and cultural values,\n- supporting the aspirations of Aboriginal and\n- Torres Strait Islander people in managing their\n- traditional land and sea country, and offering\n- world class natural and cultural visitor\n- experiences\n- Total: Director of National Parks 83,380\n- 114,663\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- MURRAY‑DARLING BASIN AUTHORITY\n- Equitable and sustainable use of the Murray‑ 36,534\n- Darling Basin by governments and the 85,825\n- community including through development and\n- implementation of a Basin Plan, operation of the\n- River Murray system, shared natural resource\n- management programs, research, information\n- and advice\n- Total: Murray‑Darling Basin Authority 36,534\n- 85,825\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- SYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST\n- Enhanced appreciation and understanding of the ‑\n- natural and cultural values of Sydney Harbour 650\n- and its contribution to the national story and\n- world's heritage for all visitors, through the\n- remediation, conservation and adaptive re‑use\n- of, and access to, Trust lands on Sydney\n- Harbour\n- Total: Sydney Harbour Federation Trust ‑\n- 650\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY\n- Enabling a safe, prosperous, secure and healthy 254,574 ‑ 254,574\n- Australia through the provision of weather, 439,153 ‑ 439,153\n- water, climate, ocean and space weather\n- Total: Bureau of Meteorology 254,574 ‑ 254,574\n- 439,153 ‑ 439,153\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR\n- Contribute to a reduction in Australia's net 75,910 39,227 115,137\n- greenhouse gas emissions, including through 109,067 67,208 176,275\n- the administration of market based mechanisms\n- that incentivise reduction in emissions and the\n- promotion of additional renewable electricity\n- generation\n- Contribute to the sustainable management of 4,351 ‑ 4,351\n- Australia's biodiversity through the 6,500 ‑ 6,500\n- administration of market based mechanisms that\n- incentivise the preservation and improvement of\n- diverse ecosystems\n- Total: Clean Energy Regulator 80,261 39,227 119,488\n- 115,567 67,208 182,775\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY\n- Provide expert advice to the Australian 8,003 ‑ 8,003\n- Government and engage with the community on 13,886 ‑ 13,886\n- Australia's climate change targets, policies and\n- progress, including through conducting,\n- consulting on and communicating regular and\n- specifically commissioned reviews and reports\n- and sharing insights from research\n- Total: Climate Change Authority 8,003 ‑ 8,003\n- 13,886 ‑ 13,886\n\n \n\n- CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK\n- The long‑term protection, ecologically 47,776 ‑ 47,776\n- sustainable use, understanding and enjoyment 80,961 ‑ 80,961\n- of the Great Barrier Reef for all Australians and\n- the international community, through the care\n- and development of the Marine Park\n- Total: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 47,776 ‑ 47,776\n- 80,961 ‑ 80,961\n\n \n\n- DEFENCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Defence 25,270,305 ‑ 25,270,305\n- 41,532,036 ‑ 41,532,036\n- Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator 25,594 ‑ 25,594\n- ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Australian Signals Directorate 1,037,456 ‑ 1,037,456\n- 1,713,109 ‑ 1,713,109\n- Australian Submarine Agency 209,461 ‑ 209,461\n- 300,111 ‑ 300,111\n- Defence and Veterans' Services Commission 7,560 ‑ 7,560\n- ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Department of Veterans' Affairs 359,360 95,800 455,160\n- 607,393 167,100 774,493\n- Australian War Memorial 29,349 29,349\n- 50,301 50,301\n- Total: Defence 26,909,736 125,149 27,034,885\n- 44,152,649 217,401 44,370,050\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE\n- Defend Australia and its national interests 185,430 ‑ 185,430\n- through the conduct of operations and provision 324,416 ‑ 324,416\n- of support for the Australian community and\n- civilian authorities in accordance with\n- Government direction\n- Protect and advance Australia's strategic 25,084,875 ‑ 25,084,875\n- interests through the provision of strategic policy, 41,207,620 ‑ 41,207,620\n- the development, delivery and sustainment of\n- military, intelligence and enabling capabilities,\n- and the promotion of regional and global security\n- and stability as directed by Government\n- Total: Department of Defence 25,270,305 ‑ 25,270,305\n- 41,532,036 ‑ 41,532,036\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN NAVAL NUCLEAR POWER\n- SAFETY REGULATOR\n- Assure the protection of people and the 25,594 ‑ 25,594\n- environment and the regulation of naval nuclear ‑ ‑ ‑\n- power activities across the lifecycle of Australia's\n- conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered\n- submarine capability\n- Total: Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety 25,594 ‑ 25,594\n- Regulator ‑ ‑ ‑\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN SIGNALS DIRECTORATE\n- Defend Australia from global threats and 1,037,456 ‑ 1,037,456\n- advance our national interests through the 1,713,109 ‑ 1,713,109\n- provision of foreign signals intelligence, cyber\n- security and offensive cyber operations, as\n- directed by Government\n- Total: Australian Signals Directorate 1,037,456 ‑ 1,037,456\n- 1,713,109 ‑ 1,713,109\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE AGENCY\n- To safely and securely acquire, construct, 209,461 ‑ 209,461\n- deliver, technically govern, sustain and dispose 300,111 ‑ 300,111\n- of Australia's conventionally‑armed nuclear‑\n- powered submarine capability for Australia, via\n- the AUKUS partnership\n- Total: Australian Submarine Agency 209,461 ‑ 209,461\n- 300,111 ‑ 300,111\n\n \n\n- DEFENCE AND VETERANS' SERVICES\n- Improve suicide prevention and wellbeing 7,560 ‑ 7,560\n- outcomes for serving Australian Defence Force ‑ ‑ ‑\n- members and Veterans by providing\n- independent oversight and evidence‑based\n- advice to the Australian Government and\n- Parliament, including by monitoring, inquiring\n- and reporting on reforms to systems affecting\n- ADF members and Veterans\n- Total: Defence and Veterans' Services 7,560 ‑ 7,560\n- Commission ‑ ‑ ‑\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS\n- Maintain and enhance the financial wellbeing 221,512 44,050 265,562\n- and self‑sufficiency of eligible persons and their 383,014 86,481 469,495\n- dependants through access to income support,\n- compensation, and other support services,\n- including advice and information about\n- entitlements\n- Maintain and enhance the physical and mental 128,582 22,552 151,134\n- wellbeing and quality of life of eligible persons 208,383 33,726 242,109\n- and their dependants through health and other\n- care services that promote early intervention,\n- prevention and treatment, including advice and\n- information about health service entitlements\n- Acknowledgement and commemoration of those 9,266 29,198 38,464\n- who served Australia and its allies in wars, 15,996 46,893 62,889\n- conflicts and peace operations through\n- promoting recognition of service and sacrifice,\n- preservation of Australia's wartime heritage, and\n- official commemorations\n- Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs 359,360 95,800 455,160\n- 607,393 167,100 774,493\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR\n- AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL\n- Australians remembering, interpreting and 29,349\n- understanding the Australian experience of war 50,301\n- and its enduring impact through maintaining and\n- developing the national memorial, its collection\n- and exhibition of historical material,\n- commemorative ceremonies and research\n- Total: Australian War Memorial 29,349\n- 50,301\n\n \n\n- EDUCATION PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Education 237,184 573,176 810,360\n- 410,333 4,220,452 4,630,785\n- Australian Research Council 14,088 606,675 620,763\n- 24,293 1,031,328 1,055,621\n- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency 13,126 ‑ 13,126\n- 25,605 ‑ 25,605\n- Total: Education 264,398 1,179,851 1,444,249\n- 460,231 5,251,780 5,712,011\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION\n- Improved early learning, schooling, student 140,771 465,556 606,327\n- educational outcomes and transitions to and 251,922 3,658,825 3,910,747\n- from school through access to quality early\n- childhood education and care, support, parent\n- engagement, quality teaching and learning\n- environments\n- Promote growth in economic productivity and 96,413 107,620 204,033\n- social wellbeing through access to quality higher 158,411 561,627 720,038\n- education, international education, and\n- international quality research\n- Total: Department of Education 237,184 573,176 810,360\n- 410,333 4,220,452 4,630,785\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL\n- Growth of knowledge and innovation through 14,088 606,675 620,763\n- managing research funding schemes, measuring 24,293 1,031,328 1,055,621\n- research excellence and providing advice\n- Total: Australian Research Council 14,088 606,675 620,763\n- 24,293 1,031,328 1,055,621\n\n \n\n- TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND\n- STANDARDS AGENCY\n- Contribute to a high quality higher education 13,126 ‑ 13,126\n- sector through streamlined and nationally 25,605 ‑ 25,605\n- consistent higher education regulatory\n- arrangements; registration of higher education\n- providers; accreditation of higher education\n- courses; and investigation, quality assurance\n- and dissemination of higher education standards\n- and performance\n- Total: Tertiary Education Quality and 13,126 ‑ 13,126\n- Standards Agency 25,605 ‑ 25,605\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Employment and Workplace 480,770 2,315,387 2,796,157\n- Relations 915,564 3,847,277 4,762,841\n- Comcare 3,430 3,430\n- 6,679 6,679\n- Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication 3,437 ‑ 3,437\n- Agency 5,876 ‑ 5,876\n- Australian Skills Quality Authority 36,137 ‑ 36,137\n- 54,417 ‑ 54,417\n- Fair Work Commission 64,992 ‑ 64,992\n- 119,487 ‑ 119,487\n- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 107,990 ‑ 107,990\n- 183,744 ‑ 183,744\n- Safe Work Australia 7,557 ‑ 7,557\n- 12,572 ‑ 12,572\n- Total: Employment and Workplace Relations 700,883 2,318,817 3,019,700\n- 1,291,660 3,853,956 5,145,616\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND\n- WORKPLACE RELATIONS\n- Foster a productive and competitive labour 273,898 1,162,726 1,436,624\n- market through policies and programs that assist 475,734 1,848,889 2,324,623\n- job seekers into work, including secure work,\n- and meet employer and industry needs\n- Promote growth in economic productivity and 159,284 1,104,441 1,263,725\n- social wellbeing through access to quality skills 353,124 1,903,082 2,256,206\n- and training\n- Facilitate jobs growth, including secure work, 47,588 48,220 95,808\n- through policies and programs that promote fair, 86,706 95,306 182,012\n- productive and safe workplaces\n- Total: Department of Employment and 480,770 2,315,387 2,796,157\n- Workplace Relations 915,564 3,847,277 4,762,841\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND\n- WORKPLACE RELATIONS FOR PAYMENT TO\n- COMCARE\n- Promote and enable safe and healthy work 3,430\n- 6,679\n- Total: Comcare 3,430\n- 6,679\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- ASBESTOS AND SILICA SAFETY AND\n- ERADICATION AGENCY\n- Assist in the prevention of exposure to asbestos 3,437 ‑ 3,437\n- fibres and respirable crystalline silica, to 5,876 ‑ 5,876\n- eliminate asbestos and silica related disease in\n- Australia through coordinating the\n- implementation of the Asbestos National\n- Strategic Plan and the Silica National Strategic\n- Plan\n- Total: Asbestos and Silica Safety and 3,437 ‑ 3,437\n- Eradication Agency 5,876 ‑ 5,876\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN SKILLS QUALITY AUTHORITY\n- Through our regulation and partnership with 36,137 ‑ 36,137\n- stakeholders, ensure quality vocational 54,417 ‑ 54,417\n- education and training so that students,\n- employers, the community and governments\n- have confidence in the integrity of national\n- qualifications issued by training providers\n- Total: Australian Skills Quality Authority 36,137 ‑ 36,137\n- 54,417 ‑ 54,417\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- FAIR WORK COMMISSION\n- Simple, fair and flexible workplace relations for 64,992 ‑ 64,992\n- employees, employers and others through the 119,487 ‑ 119,487\n- exercise of powers to set and vary minimum\n- wages, standards and modern awards, facilitate\n- collective bargaining, approve agreements, deal\n- with disputes and promote the financial\n- transparency and effective governance of\n- registered organisations\n- Total: Fair Work Commission 64,992 ‑ 64,992\n- 119,487 ‑ 119,487\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN\n- Compliance with workplace relations legislation 107,990 ‑ 107,990\n- through advice, education and where necessary 183,744 ‑ 183,744\n- enforcement\n- Total: Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 107,990 ‑ 107,990\n- 183,744 ‑ 183,744\n\n \n\n- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA\n- Healthier, safer and more productive workplaces 7,557 ‑ 7,557\n- through improvements to Australian work health 12,572 ‑ 12,572\n- and safety and workers' compensation\n- arrangements\n- Total: Safe Work Australia 7,557 ‑ 7,557\n- 12,572 ‑ 12,572\n\n \n\n- FINANCE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Finance 327,803 239,739 567,542\n- 519,014 439,406 958,420\n- Australian Electoral Commission 316,080 ‑ 316,080\n- 815,720 ‑ 815,720\n- Digital Transformation Agency 30,320 ‑ 30,320\n- 52,590 ‑ 52,590\n- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority 5,328 27,564 32,892\n- 10,759 46,562 57,321\n- Parliamentary Workplace Support Service 9,879 5,349 15,228\n- 18,501 82 18,583\n- Services Australia 1,398,486 327 1,398,813\n- 5,501,471 1,278 5,502,749\n- Total: Finance 2,087,896 272,979 2,360,875\n- 6,918,055 487,328 7,405,383\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE\n- Support sustainable Australian Government 57,581 ‑ 57,581\n- finances through providing high quality policy 99,247 ‑ 99,247\n- advice and operational support to the\n- government and Commonwealth entities to\n- maintain effective and efficient use of public\n- resources\n- Support an efficient and high‑performing public 256,645 6,242 262,887\n- sector through providing leadership to 393,176 10,832 404,008\n- Commonwealth entities in ongoing\n- improvements to public sector governance,\n- including through systems, frameworks, policy\n- advice, service delivery, and managing,\n- acquiring and divesting government investments\n- Support for Parliamentarians and others as 13,577 233,497 247,074\n- required by the Australian Government through 26,591 428,574 455,165\n- the delivery of, and advice on, work expenses\n- and allowances, entitlements and targeted\n- programs\n- Total: Department of Finance 327,803 239,739 567,542\n- 519,014 439,406 958,420\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION\n- Maintain an impartial and independent electoral 316,080 ‑ 316,080\n- system for eligible voters through active electoral 815,720 ‑ 815,720\n- roll management, efficient delivery of polling\n- services, and targeted education and public\n- awareness programs\n- Total: Australian Electoral Commission 316,080 ‑ 316,080\n- 815,720 ‑ 815,720\n\n \n\n- DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY\n- Support the government's digital transformation, 30,320 ‑ 30,320\n- and simplify processes, reduce costs and 52,590 ‑ 52,590\n- generate reuse opportunities, through strategic\n- and policy leadership, advice, strategic\n- coordination and oversight of digital and ICT\n- investment, and management of whole‑of‑\n- government digital and ICT procurement\n- Total: Digital Transformation Agency 30,320 ‑ 30,320\n- 52,590 ‑ 52,590\n\n \n\n- INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES\n- Support for current and former Parliamentarians 5,328 27,564 32,892\n- and others as required by the Australian 10,759 46,562 57,321\n- Government through the delivery of,\n- independent oversight and advice on, work\n- resources and travel resources\n- Total: Independent Parliamentary Expenses 5,328 27,564 32,892\n- Authority 10,759 46,562 57,321\n\n \n\n- PARLIAMENTARY WORKPLACE SUPPORT\n- SERVICE\n- Support Commonwealth parliamentary 9,879 5,349 15,228\n- workplace participants to build and maintain safe 18,501 82 18,583\n- and respectful workplaces, including by\n- supporting positive cultural change and providing\n- human resource functions to parliamentarians\n- and their staff\n- Total: Parliamentary Workplace Support 9,879 5,349 15,228\n- Service 18,501 82 18,583\n\n \n\n- SERVICES AUSTRALIA\n- Deliver high‑quality, accessible services and 1,398,486 327 1,398,813\n- payments to individuals, families, businesses 5,501,471 1,278 5,502,749\n- and partner agencies on behalf of Government;\n- with a focus on contemporary service delivery\n- and customer experience\n- Total: Services Australia 1,398,486 327 1,398,813\n- 5,501,471 1,278 5,502,749\n\n \n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 1,373,005 2,859,026 4,232,031\n- 2,414,718 4,877,202 7,291,920\n- Tourism Australia 84,575 84,575\n- 153,564 153,564\n- Australian Centre for International Agricultural 6,649 63,400 70,049\n- Research 10,269 107,058 117,327\n- Australian Secret Intelligence Service 322,098 ‑ 322,098\n- 467,675 ‑ 467,675\n- Australian Trade and Investment Commission 152,289 66,412 218,701\n- 276,230 164,050 440,280\n- Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade 1,854,041 3,073,413 4,927,454\n- 3,168,892 5,301,874 8,470,766\n\n \n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND\n- TRADE\n- The advancement of Australia's international 963,243 2,858,589 3,821,832\n- strategic, security and economic interests 1,677,264 4,876,452 6,553,716\n- including through bilateral, regional and\n- multilateral engagement on Australian\n- Government foreign, trade and international\n- development policy priorities\n- The protection and welfare of Australians abroad 301,636 437 302,073\n- and access to secure international travel 558,008 750 558,758\n- documentation through timely and responsive\n- travel advice and consular and passport services\n- in Australia and overseas\n- A secure Australian Government presence 108,126 ‑ 108,126\n- overseas through the provision of security 179,446 ‑ 179,446\n- services and information and communications\n- technology infrastructure, and the management\n- of the Commonwealth's overseas property\n- estate\n- Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 1,373,005 2,859,026 4,232,031\n- 2,414,718 4,877,202 7,291,920\n\n \n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND\n- TRADE FOR PAYMENT TO\n- TOURISM AUSTRALIA\n- Grow demand and foster a competitive and 84,575\n- sustainable Australian tourism industry through 153,564\n- partnership marketing to targeted global\n- consumers in key markets\n- Total: Tourism Australia 84,575\n- 153,564\n\n \n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL\n- AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH\n- To achieve more productive and sustainable 6,649 63,400 70,049\n- agricultural systems for the benefit of developing 10,269 107,058 117,327\n- countries and Australia through international\n- agricultural research and training partnerships\n- Total: Australian Centre for International 6,649 63,400 70,049\n- Agricultural Research 10,269 107,058 117,327\n\n \n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE\n- SERVICE\n- Enhanced understanding for the Government of 322,098 ‑ 322,098\n- the overseas environment affecting Australia's 467,675 ‑ 467,675\n- interests through the provision of covert\n- intelligence services about the capabilities,\n- intentions or activities of people or organisations\n- outside Australia\n- Total: Australian Secret Intelligence Service 322,098 ‑ 322,098\n- 467,675 ‑ 467,675\n\n \n\n- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT\n- To contribute to Australia's economic prosperity 145,618 66,412 212,030\n- by supporting Australian exporters to expand 264,803 164,050 428,853\n- internationally, attracting productive international\n- investment, and growing the visitor economy\n- The protection and welfare of Australians abroad 6,671 ‑ 6,671\n- through timely and responsive consular and 11,427 ‑ 11,427\n- passport services in specific locations overseas\n- Total: Australian Trade and Investment 152,289 66,412 218,701\n- Commission 276,230 164,050 440,280\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 1,022,443 19,311,900 20,334,343\n- 1,751,893 15,496,338 17,248,231\n- Australian Digital Health Agency 205,643 205,643\n- 286,896 286,896\n- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 20,959 20,959\n- 36,489 36,489\n- Food Standards Australia New Zealand 10,317 10,317\n- 17,855 17,855\n- National Disability Insurance Agency 1,362,617 1,362,617\n- 2,252,660 2,252,660\n- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 243,124 ‑ 243,124\n- 305,036 ‑ 305,036\n- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and 4,142 13,208 17,350\n- Transplantation Authority 7,187 51,906 59,093\n- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety 16,823 ‑ 16,823\n- Agency 26,151 ‑ 26,151\n- Cancer Australia 7,700 19,366 27,066\n- 14,194 34,362 48,556\n- National Blood Authority 5,341 5,933 11,274\n- 9,102 8,429 17,531\n- National Health and Medical Research Council 28,937 567,683 596,620\n- 38,438 953,872 992,310\n- National Health Funding Body 3,933 ‑ 3,933\n- 6,879 ‑ 6,879\n- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 43,276 2,964 46,240\n- 174,196 4,977 179,173\n- Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged Care 3,490 ‑ 3,490\n- 8,887 ‑ 8,887\n- Professional Services Review 9,006 ‑ 9,006\n- 16,182 ‑ 16,182\n- Total: Health, Disability and Ageing 1,388,215 21,520,590 22,908,805\n- 2,358,145 19,143,784 21,501,929\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AGEING\n- Better equip Australia to meet current and future 343,781 5,070,830 5,414,611\n- health needs of all Australians through the 598,517 7,636,647 8,235,164\n- delivery of evidence‑based health policies;\n- improved access to comprehensive and\n- coordinated health care; ensuring sustainable\n- funding for health services, research and\n- technologies; and protecting the health and\n- safety of the Australian community\n- Ensuring improved access for all Australians to 132,457 1,194,479 1,326,936\n- cost‑effective and affordable medicines, medical, 226,655 1,963,770 2,190,425\n- dental and hearing services; improved choice in\n- healthcare services, through guaranteeing\n- Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits\n- Scheme; supporting targeted assistance\n- strategies and private health insurance\n- Improved wellbeing for older people in Australia 469,831 3,838,953 4,308,784\n- through targeted support, access to appropriate, 926,721 5,895,921 6,822,642\n- high‑quality care, and related information\n- Supporting the independence of people with 76,374 9,207,638 9,284,012\n- disability and carers by providing targeted ‑ ‑ ‑\n- supports\n- Total: Department of Health, Disability and 1,022,443 19,311,900 20,334,343\n- Ageing 1,751,893 15,496,338 17,248,231\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN DIGITAL HEALTH AGENCY\n- To deliver national digital healthcare systems to 205,643\n- enable and support improvement in health 286,896\n- outcomes for Australians\n- Total: Australian Digital Health Agency 205,643\n- 286,896\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND\n- WELFARE\n- A robust evidence‑base for the health, housing 20,959\n- and community sectors, including through 36,489\n- developing and disseminating comparable health\n- and welfare information and statistics\n- Total: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 20,959\n- 36,489\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW\n- ZEALAND\n- A safe food supply and well‑informed consumers 10,317\n- in Australia and New Zealand, including through 17,855\n- the development of food regulatory measures\n- and the promotion of their consistent\n- implementation, coordination of food recall\n- activities and the monitoring of consumer and\n- industry food practices\n- Total: Food Standards Australia New Zealand 10,317\n- 17,855\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE AGENCY\n- Improve the independence, and the social and 1,362,617\n- economic participation of eligible people with 2,252,660\n- disability through the management of a\n- financially sustainable National Disability\n- Insurance Scheme with proper, efficient and\n- effective use of resources\n- Total: National Disability Insurance Agency 1,362,617\n- 2,252,660\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AGED CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY\n- Uphold rights, and protect and enhance the 243,124 ‑ 243,124\n- safety, health, wellbeing and quality of life of 305,036 ‑ 305,036\n- older people in Australia receiving\n- Commonwealth‑funded aged care services,\n- including through effective engagement with\n- older people, regulation and education of aged\n- care providers and workers, and independent\n- and accessible resolution of complaints about\n- aged care services\n- Total: Aged Care Quality and Safety 243,124 ‑ 243,124\n- Commission 305,036 ‑ 305,036\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION\n- AND TRANSPLANTATION AUTHORITY\n- Improved access to organ and tissue 4,142 13,208 17,350\n- transplants, including through a nationally 7,187 51,906 59,093\n- coordinated and consistent approach and\n- system\n- Total: Australian Organ and Tissue Donation 4,142 13,208 17,350\n- and Transplantation Authority 7,187 51,906 59,093\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND\n- NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY\n- Protection of people and the environment 16,823 ‑ 16,823\n- through radiation protection and nuclear safety 26,151 ‑ 26,151\n- research, policy, advice, codes, standards,\n- services and regulation\n- Total: Australian Radiation Protection and 16,823 ‑ 16,823\n- Nuclear Safety Agency 26,151 ‑ 26,151\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CANCER AUSTRALIA\n- Minimised impacts of cancer, including through 7,700 19,366 27,066\n- national leadership in cancer control with 14,194 34,362 48,556\n- targeted research and clinical trials; evidence\n- informed clinical practice; strengthened national\n- data capacity; community and consumer\n- information and support\n- Total: Cancer Australia 7,700 19,366 27,066\n- 14,194 34,362 48,556\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL BLOOD AUTHORITY\n- Access to a secure supply of safe and affordable 5,341 5,933 11,274\n- blood products, including through national supply 9,102 8,429 17,531\n- arrangements and coordination of best practice\n- standards within agreed funding policies under\n- the national blood arrangements\n- Total: National Blood Authority 5,341 5,933 11,274\n- 9,102 8,429 17,531\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL\n- RESEARCH COUNCIL\n- Improved health and medical knowledge, 28,937 567,683 596,620\n- including through funding research, translating 38,438 953,872 992,310\n- research findings into evidence‑based clinical\n- practice, administering legislation governing\n- research, issuing guidelines and advice for\n- ethics in health and the promotion of public\n- health\n- Total: National Health and Medical Research 28,937 567,683 596,620\n- Council 38,438 953,872 992,310\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL HEALTH FUNDING BODY\n- Improve transparency of public hospital funding 3,933 ‑ 3,933\n- in Australia by supporting the obligations and 6,879 ‑ 6,879\n- responsibilities of the Administrator of the\n- National Health Funding Pool through best\n- practice administration of public hospital funding\n- Total: National Health Funding Body 3,933 ‑ 3,933\n- 6,879 ‑ 6,879\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NDIS QUALITY AND SAFEGUARDS\n- Promote the delivery of quality supports and 43,276 2,964 46,240\n- services to people with disability under the NDIS 174,196 4,977 179,173\n- and other prescribed supports and services,\n- including through nationally consistent and\n- responsive regulation, policy development,\n- advice and education\n- Total: NDIS Quality and Safeguards 43,276 2,964 46,240\n- Commission 174,196 4,977 179,173\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR‑GENERAL OF\n- AGED CARE\n- Provide independent oversight of the aged care 3,490 ‑ 3,490\n- system to drive accountability and positive 8,887 ‑ 8,887\n- change through reviews, recommendations, and\n- reporting to Parliament\n- Total: Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged 3,490 ‑ 3,490\n- Care 8,887 ‑ 8,887\n\n \n\n- HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REVIEW\n- A reduction of the risks to patients and costs to 9,006 ‑ 9,006\n- the Australian Government of inappropriate 16,182 ‑ 16,182\n- practice, including through investigating health\n- services claimed under the Medicare and\n- Pharmaceutical benefits schemes\n- Total: Professional Services Review 9,006 ‑ 9,006\n- 16,182 ‑ 16,182\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Home Affairs 2,214,955 1,007,784 3,222,739\n- 3,732,998 2,318,588 6,051,586\n- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 112,723 ‑ 112,723\n- 148,318 ‑ 148,318\n- Australian Federal Police 950,789 60,284 1,011,073\n- 1,638,604 58,568 1,697,172\n- Australian Institute of Criminology 3,343 ‑ 3,343\n- 5,507 ‑ 5,507\n- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 394,732 ‑ 394,732\n- 662,043 ‑ 662,043\n- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis 110,157 ‑ 110,157\n- Centre 153,342 ‑ 153,342\n- National Emergency Management Agency 79,270 31,427 110,697\n- 151,701 142,525 294,226\n- Total: Home Affairs 3,865,969 1,099,495 4,965,464\n- 6,492,513 2,519,681 9,012,194\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS\n- Deliver national coordination, regulation and 162,221 84,520 246,741\n- policy that safeguard Australia's domestic 261,458 103,416 364,874\n- interests from national security threats, including\n- cyber threats\n- Support a united and prosperous Australia 631,516 355,428 986,944\n- through effective coordination and delivery of 1,184,287 1,320,342 2,504,629\n- immigration and citizenship policy and programs\n- underpinned by robust integrity and assurance\n- Advance a prosperous and secure Australia 1,421,218 567,836 1,989,054\n- through trade and travel facilitation and 2,287,253 894,830 3,182,083\n- modernisation, and effective customs,\n- immigration, maritime and enforcement activities\n- across the border continuum\n- Total: Department of Home Affairs 2,214,955 1,007,784 3,222,739\n- 3,732,998 2,318,588 6,051,586\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE\n- To protect Australia from criminal threats through 112,723 ‑ 112,723\n- coordinating a strategic response and the 148,318 ‑ 148,318\n- collection, assessment and dissemination of\n- intelligence and policing information\n- Total: Australian Criminal Intelligence 112,723 ‑ 112,723\n- Commission 148,318 ‑ 148,318\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE\n- Reduce criminal and national security threats to 531,664 1,407 533,071\n- Australia's collective economic and societal 921,036 3,357 924,393\n- interests through cooperative national and\n- international policing services, primarily focused\n- on the prevention, detection, disruption,\n- investigation and prosecution of criminal activity\n- Safeguarding Australians and Australian 419,125 58,877 478,002\n- interests through the delivery of policing services 717,568 55,211 772,779\n- primarily focused on protective services, aviation\n- policing and international partnerships\n- Total: Australian Federal Police 950,789 60,284 1,011,073\n- 1,638,604 58,568 1,697,172\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY\n- Informed crime and justice policy and practice in 3,343 ‑ 3,343\n- Australia by undertaking, funding and 5,507 ‑ 5,507\n- disseminating policy‑relevant research of\n- national significance\n- Total: Australian Institute of Criminology 3,343 ‑ 3,343\n- 5,507 ‑ 5,507\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE\n- ORGANISATION\n- To protect Australia, its people and its interests 394,732 ‑ 394,732\n- from threats to security through intelligence 662,043 ‑ 662,043\n- collection, assessment and advice to\n- Government\n- Total: Australian Security Intelligence 394,732 ‑ 394,732\n- Organisation 662,043 ‑ 662,043\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND\n- ANALYSIS CENTRE\n- The protection of the community and financial 110,157 ‑ 110,157\n- system from criminal abuse through a data 153,342 ‑ 153,342\n- driven and risk‑based approach to financial\n- intelligence and regulation and collaboration with\n- domestic and international partners\n- Total: Australian Transaction Reports and 110,157 ‑ 110,157\n- Analysis Centre 153,342 ‑ 153,342\n\n \n\n- HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT\n- AGENCY\n- To develop, lead and coordinate the 79,270 31,427 110,697\n- Commonwealth's approach to emergency 151,701 142,525 294,226\n- management, including the support of activities\n- relating to preparedness, response, relief,\n- recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and\n- resilience for all‑hazard emergencies and\n- disasters\n- Total: National Emergency Management 79,270 31,427 110,697\n- Agency 151,701 142,525 294,226\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Industry, Science and Resources 383,480 765,057 1,148,537\n- 680,737 1,422,447 2,103,184\n- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology 225,589 225,589\n- Organisation 324,464 324,464\n- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 587,072 587,072\n- Research Organisation 916,459 916,459\n- National Offshore Petroleum Safety and 893 893\n- Environmental Management Authority 21,306 21,306\n- National Reconstruction Fund Corporation 8,283 8,283\n- 18,000 18,000\n- Geoscience Australia 202,888 11 202,899\n- 341,872 19 341,891\n- IP Australia ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 380 ‑ 380\n- Net Zero Economy Authority 31,205 12,807 44,012\n- 45,126 5,115 50,241\n- Total: Industry, Science and Resources 617,573 1,599,712 2,217,285\n- 1,068,115 2,707,810 3,775,925\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- RESOURCES\n- Support economic growth, productivity and job 383,480 765,057 1,148,537\n- creation for all Australians by investing in 680,737 1,422,447 2,103,184\n- science and technology, growing innovative and\n- competitive businesses, industries and regions,\n- and supporting a strong resources sector\n- Total: Department of Industry, Science and 383,480 765,057 1,148,537\n- Resources 680,737 1,422,447 2,103,184\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND\n- TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION\n- Improved knowledge, innovative capacity and 225,589\n- healthcare through nuclear‑based facilities, 324,464\n- research, training, products, services and advice\n- to Government, industry, the education sector\n- and the Australian population\n- Total: Australian Nuclear Science and 225,589\n- Technology Organisation 324,464\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND\n- INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION\n- Innovative scientific and technology solutions to 587,072\n- national challenges and opportunities to benefit 916,459\n- industry, the environment and the community,\n- through scientific research and capability\n- development, services and advice\n- Total: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 587,072\n- Research Organisation 916,459\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL OFFSHORE PETROLEUM SAFETY\n- AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT\n- A protected offshore workforce and environment 893\n- through regulatory oversight of Australia's 21,306\n- offshore energy industries, as well as through\n- engaging, advising, and educating the regulated\n- community\n- Total: National Offshore Petroleum Safety and 893\n- Environmental Management Authority 21,306\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION FUND\n- Facilitate increased flows of finance into priority 8,283\n- areas of the Australian economy, through 18,000\n- targeted investments to diversify and transform\n- Australian industry, create secure, well‑paying\n- jobs, and boost sovereign capability\n- Total: National Reconstruction Fund 8,283\n- Corporation 18,000\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA\n- Informed government, industry and community 202,888 11 202,899\n- decisions on the economic, social and 341,872 19 341,891\n- environmental management of the nation's\n- natural resources through enabling access to\n- geoscientific and spatial information\n- Total: Geoscience Australia 202,888 11 202,899\n- 341,872 19 341,891\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- IP AUSTRALIA\n- Increased innovation, investment and trade in ‑ ‑ ‑\n- Australia, and by Australians overseas, through 380 ‑ 380\n- the administration of the registrable intellectual\n- property rights system, promoting public\n- awareness and industry engagement, and\n- advising government\n- Total: IP Australia ‑ ‑ ‑\n- 380 ‑ 380\n\n \n\n- INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NET ZERO ECONOMY AUTHORITY\n- Facilitate the achievement of Australia's 31,205 12,807 44,012\n- greenhouse gas emissions targets by 45,126 5,115 50,241\n- empowering communities, regions and workers\n- most affected by Australia's transition to a net\n- zero emissions economy to anticipate and\n- respond to the risks and opportunities of the\n- transition, including through: facilitating\n- investment, supporting workers, building\n- community engagement and coordinating net\n- zero related policies and programs\n- Total: Net Zero Economy Authority 31,205 12,807 44,012\n- 45,126 5,115 50,241\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional 309,199 1,219,161 1,528,360\n- Development, Communications, Sport and the 590,115 2,084,160 2,674,275\n- Arts\n- Australian Broadcasting Corporation 717,041 717,041\n- 1,196,101 1,196,101\n- Australian Film, Television and Radio School 16,509 16,509\n- 27,944 27,944\n- Australian Maritime Safety Authority 64,837 64,837\n- 86,218 86,218\n- Australian National Maritime Museum 14,559 14,559\n- 24,882 24,882\n- Australian Sports Commission 262,965 262,965\n- 449,257 449,257\n- Civil Aviation Safety Authority 35,603 35,603\n- 41,494 41,494\n- Creative Australia 181,805 181,805\n- 289,649 289,649\n- High Speed Rail Authority 4,335 4,335\n- 55,102 55,102\n- Infrastructure Australia 7,639 7,639\n- 13,247 13,247\n- National Film and Sound Archive of Australia 24,367 24,367\n- 40,839 40,839\n- National Gallery of Australia 42,388 42,388\n- 69,917 69,917\n- National Library of Australia 44,805 44,805\n- 86,219 86,219\n- National Museum of Australia 32,269 32,269\n- 55,192 55,192\n- National Portrait Gallery of Australia 11,345 11,345\n- 19,181 19,181\n- National Transport Commission 3,746 3,746\n- 6,746 6,746\n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 12,732 12,732\n- 21,782 21,782\n- Old Parliament House 13,326 13,326\n- 22,290 22,290\n- Screen Australia 7,723 7,723\n- 13,226 13,226\n- Special Broadcasting Service Corporation 119,722 119,722\n- 350,311 350,311\n- Australian Communications and Media Authority 104,632 1,458 106,090\n- 174,507 2,000 176,507\n- Australian Transport Safety Bureau 16,954 ‑ 16,954\n- 26,691 ‑ 26,691\n- National Archives of Australia 57,001 ‑ 57,001\n- 93,558 ‑ 93,558\n- National Capital Authority 6,201 22,379 28,580\n- 11,045 36,606 47,651\n- Sport Integrity Australia 24,632 2,768 27,400\n- 42,783 4,684 47,467\n- Total: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional 518,619 2,863,482 3,382,101\n- Development, Communications, Sport 938,699 4,997,047 5,935,746\n- and the Arts\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Improved infrastructure across Australia through 47,064 10,490 57,554\n- investment in and coordination of transport and 86,423 11,430 97,853\n- other infrastructure\n- An efficient, sustainable, competitive, safe and 109,317 321,098 430,415\n- secure transport system for all transport users 227,599 429,004 656,603\n- through regulation, financial assistance and\n- safety investigations\n- Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and 36,982 333,990 370,972\n- diversity of Australia's urban and regional areas 89,406 613,209 702,615\n- including northern Australia, including through\n- facilitating local partnerships between all levels\n- of government and local communities; through\n- investment in infrastructure and measures that\n- stimulate economic growth; and providing grants\n- and financial assistance\n- Good governance and service delivery in the 17,683 120,543 138,226\n- Australian territories including through the 30,991 284,459 315,450\n- maintenance and improvement of the laws and\n- services for non‑self‑governing territories, and\n- the overarching legislative framework for self‑\n- governing territories\n- Outcome 5 ‑\n- Promote an innovative and competitive 57,836 159,087 216,923\n- communications sector, through policy 102,667 369,608 472,275\n- development, advice and program delivery, so\n- all Australians can realise the full potential of\n- digital technologies and communications\n- Outcome 6 ‑\n- Participation in, and access to, Australia's arts 30,386 184,195 214,581\n- and culture through developing and supporting 53,029 324,447 377,476\n- cultural expression\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Outcome 7 ‑\n- Contribute to healthy, active communities and a 9,931 89,758 99,689\n- sustainable sport system through policy ‑ 52,003 52,003\n- development, coordination and targeted support\n- Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, 309,199 1,219,161 1,528,360\n- Regional Development, 590,115 2,084,160 2,674,275\n- Communications, Sport and the Arts\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING\n- Informed, educated and entertained audiences ‑ 717,041\n- throughout Australia and overseas ‑ through 1,196,101\n- innovative and comprehensive media and\n- related services\n- Total: Australian Broadcasting Corporation 717,041\n- 1,196,101\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN FILM, TELEVISION AND RADIO\n- SCHOOL\n- Support the development of a professional 16,509\n- screen arts and broadcast culture in Australia 27,944\n- including through the provision of specialist\n- industry‑focused education, training, and\n- research\n- Total: Australian Film, Television and Radio 16,509\n- School 27,944\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY\n- Minimise the risk of shipping incidents and 64,837\n- pollution in Australian waters through ship safety 86,218\n- and environment protection regulation and\n- services and maximise people saved from\n- maritime and aviation incidents through search\n- and rescue coordination\n- Total: Australian Maritime Safety Authority 64,837\n- 86,218\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM\n- Increased knowledge, appreciation and 14,559\n- enjoyment of Australia's maritime heritage by 24,882\n- managing the National Maritime Collection and\n- staging programs, exhibitions and events\n- Total: Australian National Maritime Museum 14,559\n- 24,882\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION\n- Increased participation in organised sport and 262,965\n- continued international sporting success 449,257\n- including through leadership and development of\n- a cohesive and effective sports sector, provision\n- of targeted financial support, and the operation\n- of the Australian Institute of Sport\n- Total: Australian Sports Commission 262,965\n- 449,257\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n- Maximise aviation safety through a regulatory 35,603\n- regime, detailed technical material on safety 41,494\n- standards, comprehensive aviation industry\n- oversight, risk analysis, industry consultation,\n- education and training\n- Total: Civil Aviation Safety Authority 35,603\n- 41,494\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CREATIVE AUSTRALIA\n- Local and global audiences enjoy the benefits of 181,805\n- thriving, dynamic and sustainable cultural and 289,649\n- creative industries supported through\n- investment, development, partnerships, advice\n- and recognition for Australian artists and arts\n- organisations\n- Total: Creative Australia 181,805\n- 289,649\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY\n- Developing a high speed rail network between 4,335\n- capital cities and key regional centres through 55,102\n- policy development and planning, national\n- coordination and strategic advice to enhance\n- Australia's long‑term rail investment\n- Total: High Speed Rail Authority 4,335\n- 55,102\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA\n- Improve decision‑making on matters relating to 7,639\n- infrastructure; advise governments and others 13,247\n- on matters relating to infrastructure, including\n- better assessment of infrastructure needs and\n- prioritisation of infrastructure projects; and\n- promote best practice infrastructure planning,\n- financing, delivery and operation\n- Total: Infrastructure Australia 7,639\n- 13,247\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE OF\n- AUSTRALIA\n- Increased engagement with Australia's 24,367\n- audiovisual culture past and present through 40,839\n- developing, preserving, maintaining and\n- promoting the national audiovisual collection of\n- historic and cultural significance\n- Total: National Film and Sound Archive of 24,367\n- Australia 40,839\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA\n- Increased understanding, knowledge and 42,388\n- enjoyment of the visual arts by providing access 69,917\n- to, and information about, works of art locally,\n- nationally and internationally\n- Total: National Gallery of Australia 42,388\n- 69,917\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA\n- Enhanced learning, knowledge creation, 44,805\n- enjoyment and understanding of Australian life 86,219\n- and society by providing access to a national\n- collection of library material\n- Total: National Library of Australia 44,805\n- 86,219\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA\n- Increased awareness and understanding of 32,269\n- Australia's history and culture by managing the 55,192\n- National Museum's collections and providing\n- access through public programs and exhibitions\n- Total: National Museum of Australia 32,269\n- 55,192\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF\n- AUSTRALIA\n- Enhanced understanding and appreciation of 11,345\n- Australian identity, culture and diversity through 19,181\n- portraiture by engaging the public in education\n- programs and exhibitions, and by developing\n- and preserving the national portrait collection\n- Total: National Portrait Gallery of Australia 11,345\n- 19,181\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSION\n- Improved transport productivity, efficiency, safety 3,746\n- and environmental performance and regulatory 6,746\n- efficiency in Australia through developing,\n- monitoring and maintaining nationally consistent\n- regulatory and operational arrangements relating\n- to road, rail and intermodal transport\n- Total: National Transport Commission 3,746\n- 6,746\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NORTHERN AUSTRALIA INFRASTRUCTURE\n- FACILITY\n- Enable economic growth in Northern Australia, 12,732\n- by facilitating private sector investment in 21,782\n- economic infrastructure, primarily through the\n- provision of concessional financing delivered\n- through the State and Territory Governments\n- Total: Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 12,732\n- 21,782\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE\n- An enhanced appreciation and understanding of 13,326\n- the political and social heritage of Australia for 22,290\n- members of the public, through activities\n- including the conservation and upkeep of, and\n- the provision of access to, Old Parliament House\n- and the development of its collections,\n- exhibitions and educational programs\n- Total: Old Parliament House 13,326\n- 22,290\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- SCREEN AUSTRALIA\n- Promote engaged audiences and support a 7,723\n- creative, innovative and commercially 13,226\n- sustainable screen industry through the funding\n- and promotion of diverse Australian screen\n- product\n- Total: Screen Australia 7,723\n- 13,226\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE\n- Provide multilingual and multicultural services 119,722\n- that inform, educate and entertain all Australians 350,311\n- and in so doing reflect Australia's multicultural\n- society\n- Total: Special Broadcasting Service 119,722\n- Corporation 350,311\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA\n- A communications and media environment that 104,632 1,458 106,090\n- balances the needs of the industry and the 174,507 2,000 176,507\n- Australian community through regulation,\n- education and advice\n- Total: Australian Communications and Media 104,632 1,458 106,090\n- Authority 174,507 2,000 176,507\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU\n- Improved transport safety in Australia including 16,954 ‑ 16,954\n- through: Independent 'no blame' investigation of 26,691 ‑ 26,691\n- transport accidents and other safety\n- occurrences; safety data recording, analysis and\n- research; and influencing safety action\n- Total: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 16,954 ‑ 16,954\n- 26,691 ‑ 26,691\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA\n- To promote the creation, management and 57,001 ‑ 57,001\n- preservation of authentic, reliable and usable 93,558 ‑ 93,558\n- Commonwealth records and to facilitate\n- Australians' access to the archival resources of\n- the Commonwealth\n- Total: National Archives of Australia 57,001 ‑ 57,001\n- 93,558 ‑ 93,558\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL CAPITAL AUTHORITY\n- To shape Canberra as a capital that all 6,201 22,379 28,580\n- Australians can be proud of by ensuring it is well 11,045 36,606 47,651\n- planned, managed and promoted, consistent\n- with its enduring national significance\n- Total: National Capital Authority 6,201 22,379 28,580\n- 11,045 36,606 47,651\n\n \n\n- INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- SPORT INTEGRITY AUSTRALIA\n- Protection of the integrity of Australian sport and 24,632 2,768 27,400\n- the health and welfare of those who participate 42,783 4,684 47,467\n- in sport through the coordination of a national\n- approach to all sports integrity matters\n- Total: Sport Integrity Australia 24,632 2,768 27,400\n- 42,783 4,684 47,467\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 196,853 31,721 228,574\n- 249,916 48,392 298,308\n- Aboriginal Hostels Limited 26,843 26,843\n- 44,416 44,416\n- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres 15,134 15,134\n- Strait Islander Studies 29,343 29,343\n- Indigenous Business Australia 6,508 6,508\n- 11,885 11,885\n- Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation 5,797 5,797\n- 10,087 10,087\n- Torres Strait Regional Authority 33,526 33,526\n- 38,223 38,223\n- Australian National Audit Office 57,432 ‑ 57,432\n- 97,148 ‑ 97,148\n- Australian Public Service Commission 37,562 ‑ 37,562\n- 68,198 ‑ 68,198\n- National Indigenous Australians Agency 186,772 1,287,776 1,474,548\n- 349,468 2,051,083 2,400,551\n- Office of National Intelligence 92,013 5,952 97,965\n- 131,881 11,204 143,085\n- Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor‑ 9,266 3,005 12,271\n- General 16,483 4,936 21,419\n- Workplace Gender Equality Agency 7,117 ‑ 7,117\n- 11,961 ‑ 11,961\n- Total: Prime Minister and Cabinet 587,015 1,416,262 2,003,277\n- 925,055 2,249,569 3,174,624\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- CABINET\n- Provide high quality policy advice and support to 196,853 31,721 228,574\n- the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Portfolio 249,916 48,392 298,308\n- Ministers and Assistant Ministers including\n- through the coordination of government\n- activities, policy development and program\n- delivery\n- Total: Department of the Prime Minister and 196,853 31,721 228,574\n- Cabinet 249,916 48,392 298,308\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- ABORIGINAL HOSTELS LIMITED\n- Improved access to education, employment, 26,843\n- health and other services for Aboriginal and 44,416\n- Torres Strait Islander people travelling or\n- relocating through the operation of temporary\n- hostel accommodation services\n- Total: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 26,843\n- 44,416\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL\n- AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES\n- Further understanding of Australian Indigenous 15,134\n- cultures, past and present through undertaking 29,343\n- and publishing research, and providing access to\n- print and audiovisual collections\n- Total: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and 15,134\n- Torres Strait Islander Studies 29,343\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AUSTRALIA\n- Improved economic inclusion and participation to 6,508\n- enhance the financial wellbeing and 11,885\n- independence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait\n- Islander people through distribution of home and\n- business finance, access to wealth generating\n- opportunities and capability development\n- activities\n- Total: Indigenous Business Australia 6,508\n- 11,885\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- INDIGENOUS LAND AND SEA CORPORATION\n- Enhanced socio‑economic development, 5,797\n- maintenance of cultural identity and protection of 10,087\n- the environment by Indigenous Australians\n- through the acquisition and management of land,\n- water and water‑related rights\n- Total: Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation 5,797\n- 10,087\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL AUTHORITY\n- Progress towards closing the gap for Torres 33,526\n- Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the 38,223\n- Torres Strait Region through development\n- planning, coordination, sustainable resource\n- management, and preservation and promotion of\n- Indigenous culture\n- Total: Torres Strait Regional Authority 33,526\n- 38,223\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE\n- To improve public sector performance and 57,432 ‑ 57,432\n- accountability through independent reporting on 97,148 ‑ 97,148\n- Australian Government administration to\n- Parliament, the Executive and the public\n- Total: Australian National Audit Office 57,432 ‑ 57,432\n- 97,148 ‑ 97,148\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION\n- Increased awareness and adoption of best 37,562 ‑ 37,562\n- practice public administration by the public 68,198 ‑ 68,198\n- service through leadership, promotion, advice\n- and professional development, drawing on\n- research and evaluation\n- Total: Australian Public Service Commission 37,562 ‑ 37,562\n- 68,198 ‑ 68,198\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS\n- AGENCY\n- Lead the development and implementation of the 186,772 1,287,776 1,474,548\n- Australian Government's agenda to support the 349,468 2,051,083 2,400,551\n- self‑determination and aspirations of Aboriginal\n- and Torres Strait Islander peoples and\n- communities through working in partnership and\n- effectively delivering programs\n- Total: National Indigenous Australians Agency 186,772 1,287,776 1,474,548\n- 349,468 2,051,083 2,400,551\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE\n- Advancement of Australia's national interests 92,013 5,952 97,965\n- through increased government awareness of 131,881 11,204 143,085\n- international developments affecting Australia,\n- and integration, coordination and evaluation of\n- Australia's national intelligence capabilities\n- Total: Office of National Intelligence 92,013 5,952 97,965\n- 131,881 11,204 143,085\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- OFFICE OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETARY TO\n- THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL\n- The performance of the Governor‑General's role 9,266 3,005 12,271\n- is facilitated through organisation and 16,483 4,936 21,419\n- management of official duties, management and\n- maintenance of the official household and\n- property and administration of the Australian\n- Honours and Awards system\n- Total: Office of the Official Secretary to the 9,266 3,005 12,271\n- Governor‑General 16,483 4,936 21,419\n\n \n\n- PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY\n- Promote and improve gender equality in 7,117 ‑ 7,117\n- Australian workplaces including through the 11,961 ‑ 11,961\n- provision of advice and assistance to employers\n- and the assessment and measurement of\n- workplace gender data\n- Total: Workplace Gender Equality Agency 7,117 ‑ 7,117\n- 11,961 ‑ 11,961\n\n \n\n- SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of Social Services 240,235 459,097 699,332\n- 390,654 1,364,548 1,755,202\n- Australian Institute of Family Studies 2,824 ‑ 2,824\n- 4,913 ‑ 4,913\n- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence 3,347 ‑ 3,347\n- Commission 5,723 ‑ 5,723\n- National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres 1,839 ‑ 1,839\n- Strait Islander Children and Young People 765 ‑ 765\n- Total: Social Services 248,245 459,097 707,342\n- 402,055 1,364,548 1,766,603\n\n \n\n- SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES\n- Encourage self‑reliance and support people who 54,035 458,362 512,397\n- cannot fully support themselves through targeted 84,192 7,515 91,707\n- payments and quality services\n- Promote stronger and more resilient families, 186,200 735 186,935\n- children, individuals and communities by 306,462 1,357,033 1,663,495\n- providing targeted supports\n- Total: Department of Social Services 240,235 459,097 699,332\n- 390,654 1,364,548 1,755,202\n\n \n\n- SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES\n- The creation and communication of knowledge 2,824 ‑ 2,824\n- for policy‑makers, service providers and the 4,913 ‑ 4,913\n- broader community to improve the wellbeing of\n- children, families and communities\n- Total: Australian Institute of Family Studies 2,824 ‑ 2,824\n- 4,913 ‑ 4,913\n\n \n\n- SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- DOMESTIC, FAMILY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE\n- Amplifying the voices of people with lived 3,347 ‑ 3,347\n- experience of domestic, family and sexual 5,723 ‑ 5,723\n- violence, providing evidence‑informed policy\n- advice, and promoting coordination and\n- accountability towards ending gender‑based\n- violence\n- Total: Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence 3,347 ‑ 3,347\n- Commission 5,723 ‑ 5,723\n\n \n\n- SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIOAppropriation (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ABORIGINAL\n- AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CHILDREN\n- AND YOUNG PEOPLE\n- Amplifying the voices of Aboriginal and Torres 1,839 ‑ 1,839\n- Strait Islander children and young people, by 765 ‑ 765\n- providing strategic, independent and impartial\n- advice about policy, reforms and services, and\n- promoting and enhancing coordination on\n- matters related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait\n- Islander children and young people\n- Total: National Commission for Aboriginal and 1,839 ‑ 1,839\n- Torres Strait Islander Children and 765 ‑ 765\n- Young People\n\n \n\n- TREASURY PORTFOLIOSUMMARY Summary of Appropriations (plain figures)—2025‑2026 Actual Available Appropriation (italic figures)—2024‑2025\n- Department of the Treasury 210,109 96,886 306,995\n- 402,055 174,000 576,055\n- Housing Australia 3,654 3,654\n- 5,428 5,428\n- Australian Bureau of Statistics 364,119 ‑ 364,119\n- 533,976 ‑ 533,976\n- Australian Competition and Consumer 233,773 ‑ 233,773\n- Commission 443,496 ‑ 443,496\n- Australian Financial Security Authority 23,298 ‑ 23,298\n- 52,269 ‑ 52,269\n- Australian Office of Financial Management 9,541 ‑ 9,541\n- 16,762 ‑ 16,762\n- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority 8,602 ‑ 8,602\n- 16,361 ‑ 16,361\n- Australian Securities and Investments Commission 392,691 7,457 400,148\n- 618,529 12,749 631,278\n- Australian Taxation Office 2,645,285 ‑ 2,645,285\n- 4,353,737 10,564 4,364,301\n- Commonwealth Grants Commission 4,794 ‑ 4,794\n- 8,339 ‑ 8,339\n- Inspector‑General of Taxation 3,938 ‑ 3,938\n- 7,356 ‑ 7,356\n- National Competition Council 946 ‑ 946\n- 1,753 ‑ 1,753\n- Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards 2,071 ‑ 2,071\n- Board 4,001 ‑ 4,001\n- Office of the Australian Accounting Standards 3,923 ‑ 3,923\n- Board 8,389 ‑ 8,389\n- Productivity Commission 22,501 ‑ 22,501\n- 38,664 ‑ 38,664\n- Total: Treasury 3,925,591 107,997 4,033,588\n- 6,505,687 202,741 6,708,428\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY\n- Supporting and implementing informed decisions 210,109 96,886 306,995\n- on policies for the good of the Australian people, 402,055 174,000 576,055\n- including for achieving strong, sustainable\n- economic growth, through the provision of\n- advice to Treasury Ministers and the efficient\n- administration of Treasury's functions\n- Total: Department of the Treasury 210,109 96,886 306,995\n- 402,055 174,000 576,055\n\n \n\n- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FOR\n- HOUSING AUSTRALIA\n- Improved housing outcomes for Australians, 3,654\n- including through financial and other assistance 5,428\n- to improve the efficiency and scale of the\n- community housing sector and increase the\n- supply of social and affordable housing, as well\n- as support for eligible home buyers to access\n- the housing market sooner\n- Total: Housing Australia 3,654\n- 5,428\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS\n- Decisions on important matters made by 364,119 ‑ 364,119\n- governments, business and the broader 533,976 ‑ 533,976\n- community are informed by objective, relevant\n- and trusted official statistics produced through\n- the collection and integration of data, its\n- analysis, and the provision of statistical\n- information\n- Total: Australian Bureau of Statistics 364,119 ‑ 364,119\n- 533,976 ‑ 533,976\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER\n- Enhanced welfare of Australians through 233,773 ‑ 233,773\n- enforcing laws that promote competition and 443,496 ‑ 443,496\n- protect consumers, as well as taking other\n- regulatory and related actions including\n- monitoring and market analysis, public\n- education, determining the terms of access to\n- infrastructure services, and discharging\n- regulatory responsibilities governing energy\n- markets and networks\n- Total: Australian Competition and Consumer 233,773 ‑ 233,773\n- Commission 443,496 ‑ 443,496\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL SECURITY\n- Maintain confidence in Australia's personal 23,298 ‑ 23,298\n- insolvency and personal property securities 52,269 ‑ 52,269\n- systems by delivering fair, efficient and effective\n- regulatory, trustee, registry and information\n- Total: Australian Financial Security Authority 23,298 ‑ 23,298\n- 52,269 ‑ 52,269\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN OFFICE OF FINANCIAL\n- MANAGEMENT\n- The advancement of macroeconomic growth and 9,541 ‑ 9,541\n- stability, and the effective operation of financial 16,762 ‑ 16,762\n- markets, through issuing debt, investing in\n- financial assets and managing debt, investments\n- and cash for the Australian Government\n- Total: Australian Office of Financial 9,541 ‑ 9,541\n- Management 16,762 ‑ 16,762\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION\n- Enhanced public confidence in Australia's 8,602 ‑ 8,602\n- financial institutions through a framework of 16,361 ‑ 16,361\n- prudential regulation which balances financial\n- safety and efficiency, competition, contestability\n- and competitive neutrality and, in balancing\n- these objectives, promotes financial system\n- stability in Australia\n- Total: Australian Prudential Regulation 8,602 ‑ 8,602\n- Authority 16,361 ‑ 16,361\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND\n- INVESTMENTS COMMISSION\n- Improved confidence in Australia's financial 392,691 7,457 400,148\n- markets through promoting informed investors 618,529 12,749 631,278\n- and financial consumers, facilitating fair and\n- efficient markets and delivering efficient registry\n- systems\n- Total: Australian Securities and Investments 392,691 7,457 400,148\n- Commission 618,529 12,749 631,278\n\n \n\n- AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE\n- Confidence in the administration of aspects of 2,645,285 ‑ 2,645,285\n- Australia's taxation and superannuation 4,353,737 10,564 4,364,301\n- systems, including through helping people\n- understand their rights and obligations,\n- improving ease of compliance and access to\n- benefits, and managing non‑compliance with the\n- law; and in delivering effective and efficient\n- business registry services\n- Total: Australian Taxation Office 2,645,285 ‑ 2,645,285\n- 4,353,737 10,564 4,364,301\n\n \n\n- COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION\n- Informed Government decisions on fiscal 4,794 ‑ 4,794\n- equalisation between the States and Territories 8,339 ‑ 8,339\n- through advice and recommendations on the\n- distribution of GST revenue\n- Total: Commonwealth Grants Commission 4,794 ‑ 4,794\n- 8,339 ‑ 8,339\n\n \n\n- INSPECTOR‑GENERAL OF TAXATION\n- Fair, accountable and improved administration 3,938 ‑ 3,938\n- and integrity of the taxation and superannuation 7,356 ‑ 7,356\n- systems for the benefit of the Australian\n- community, through independent investigation\n- and reporting\n- Total: Inspector‑General of Taxation 3,938 ‑ 3,938\n- 7,356 ‑ 7,356\n\n \n\n- NATIONAL COMPETITION COUNCIL\n- Competition in markets that are dependent on 946 ‑ 946\n- access to nationally significant monopoly 1,753 ‑ 1,753\n- infrastructure, through recommendations and\n- decisions promoting the efficient operation of,\n- use of and investment in infrastructure\n- Total: National Competition Council 946 ‑ 946\n- 1,753 ‑ 1,753\n\n \n\n- OFFICE OF THE AUDITING AND ASSURANCE\n- STANDARDS BOARD\n- Formulating and making auditing, review and 2,071 ‑ 2,071\n- assurance standards for Australian entity 4,001 ‑ 4,001\n- financial reports and sustainability reports as\n- well as for other auditing and assurance\n- engagements\n- Total: Office of the Auditing and Assurance 2,071 ‑ 2,071\n- Standards Board 4,001 ‑ 4,001\n\n \n\n- OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING\n- STANDARDS BOARD\n- Formulating and making accounting standards, 3,923 ‑ 3,923\n- sustainability standards, and related reporting 8,389 ‑ 8,389\n- requirements that apply to Australian entities\n- subject to a statutory or other obligation to\n- prepare financial reports and other external\n- reports that are integral to understanding the\n- entities' financial or sustainability‑related\n- information\n- Total: Office of the Australian Accounting 3,923 ‑ 3,923\n- Standards Board 8,389 ‑ 8,389\n\n \n\n- PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION\n- Well‑informed policy decision‑making and public 22,501 ‑ 22,501\n- understanding on matters relating to Australia's 38,664 ‑ 38,664\n- productivity and living standards, based on\n- independent and transparent analysis from a\n- community‑wide perspective\n- Total: Productivity Commission 22,501 ‑ 22,501\n- 38,664 ‑ 38,664\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 30 July 2025\n\nSenate on 27 October 2025]\n\n(46/25)\n\n \n","sortOrder":17}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"provider":"moonshot","completionTokens":2387},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: appropriating money for the ordinary annual services of the Government. It follows the standard template for Appropriation Act (No. 1), covering departmental, administered and corporate entity expenses, plus the routine Advance to the Finance Minister. There is no evidence of scope creep or the inclusion of unrelated policy matters."},"complexity_factors":["Length: The Act is extremely long due to Schedule 1, which contains detailed financial tables for every government portfolio and agency (15 portfolios, dozens of entities, and hundreds of line items).","Defined terms: Section 3 contains 11 technical definitions (e.g., “administered item”, “corporate entity”, “non‑corporate entity”, “special account”) that link to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.","Cross‑referencing: The Act relies heavily on external statutes—citing the PGPA Act for accounting rules, the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 for interpreting portfolio statements, and the Legislation Act 2003 for the status of the Finance Minister’s determinations.","Conditional logic in section 10: The Advance to the Finance Minister can only be triggered if there is an “urgent need” arising from an “erroneous omission” or “unforeseen” circumstances, and the total is capped at $400 million when combined with the Supply Act.","Notional accounting: Section 5 requires “notional” (book‑keeping only) transactions between government entities to be treated as real for appropriation purposes, which is a non‑intuitive accounting concept."],"plain_english_summary":"This is the **annual budget law** that formally allows the Australian Government to spend money from the national treasury (called the **Consolidated Revenue Fund**) for the 2025‑26 financial year.\n\n**What it does**\nThe Act authorises the spending of **$83.4 billion** on “ordinary annual services” — the day‑to‑day costs of running the country. It does not pay for major capital projects (those are in a separate bill). The money is divided into three main buckets:\n\n*   **Departmental items** – Running costs for government departments, such as wages, rent, and electricity.\n*   **Administered items** – Payments made to the public on behalf of the government, such as Medicare benefits, grants, and social programs.\n*   **Corporate entity items** – Funding for government‑owned bodies that operate like businesses, such as the ABC, CSIRO, the Australian War Memorial, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.\n\n**Emergency safety net**\nThe law gives the Finance Minister a limited “**Advance to the Finance Minister**” (up to $400 million shared with the earlier Supply Act). This is a contingency fund for urgent, unforeseen spending that was accidentally left out of the budget or could not be predicted in time.\n\n**Accounting rules**\n*   **Notional transactions**: When one government agency “pays” another, no real cash leaves the bank, but the Act treats these as real transactions so that each agency’s books balance correctly.\n*   **Special accounts**: Money can be moved from these appropriations into special holding accounts for specific purposes.\n\n**Who it affects**\nEvery Australian indirectly, because it funds defence, health, social services, education, and the operations of Parliament. It also affects every Commonwealth employee and anyone receiving government payments or grants.\n\n**Expiry date**\nThe Act automatically cancels itself on **1 July 2028**, ensuring the spending authority is temporary and must be renewed by future Parliaments."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act performs the standard function of an annual Appropriation Act: it authorises spending for ordinary annual services in 2025–26 and lists detailed departmental, administered and corporate entity amounts in Schedule 1. It does not materially expand the legal scope beyond the routine purposes of an Appropriation Act. The main non‑routine features are procedural (the Finance Minister’s capped advance power with limited parliamentary disallowance and the declaration of portfolio statements as relevant interpretive material), but those are implementation tools rather than an enlargement of the Act’s fundamental purpose to appropriate public money."},"complexity_factors":["Comprehensive Schedule with many line items across ~17 portfolios and dozens of entities (Schedule 1)","Interpretation/defined terms concentrated in section 3 (approximately 12 principal definitions: administered item, corporate entity, corporate entity item, current year, departmental item, expenditure, Finance Minister, item, non‑corporate entity, Portfolio Budget Statements, portfolio statements, special account)","Cross‑references to multiple external Acts (PGPA Act: ss 74–76 and s 76 referenced in notes; Acts Interpretation Act s15AB referenced in s4; Legislation Act (s42 and Part 4, Ch 3) referenced in s10(4); Supply Act (No.1) referenced in s10(5))","Conditional logic around the Finance Minister advance (s10): triggers (erroneous omission or unforeseen), combined cap with Supply Act, determination treated as legislative instrument but exempt from ordinary disallowance/sunsetting","Notional transactions rule (s5) introduces accounting treatment that departs from physical cash flows and interacts with PGPA Act accounting rules","Mechanics enabling transfers to special accounts (s11) add an administrative pathway that affects cash-flow and appropriation tracking","Repeal provision (s13) and commencement table (s2) — temporal conditions add lifecycle complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanically)**\n\n- It authorises the Australian Government to spend money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for ordinary annual services in the 2025–26 financial year. The Schedule lists a total of $83,444,802,000 spread across portfolios, departments, other Commonwealth bodies and a number of payments to corporate Commonwealth entities (see Schedule 1 and section 6).  \n\n- It sets out three kinds of appropriation items: **departmental items** (for agencies’ own running costs and assets), **administered items** (money the government administers on behalf of the public, e.g. benefits, grants) and **corporate entity items** (payments to Commonwealth companies or corporate Commonwealth entities) (definitions in section 3; mechanics in sections 7–9 and Schedule 1).\n\n- It declares the Portfolio Budget Statements (the budget documents published by departments) to be relevant material for interpreting the Act (section 4).\n\n- It treats internal, notional transactions between non‑corporate Commonwealth entities as if they were real payments for appropriation and accounting purposes (section 5). That means an intra‑government transfer can be debited against an agency’s appropriation even if no cash left the Consolidated Revenue Fund.\n\n- It gives the Finance Minister a discretionary process to amend the Schedule to provide for urgent, unforeseen or mistakenly omitted expenditure in the current year, subject to a combined cap of $400 million together with a corresponding supply Act, and with limited parliamentary oversight for those Ministerial determinations (section 10).\n\n- It permits amounts to be debited against an item and credited to a special account when the special account’s purposes overlap with an appropriation (section 11).\n\n- It expressly appropriates the Consolidated Revenue Fund as necessary to give effect to the Act and ties operation to the financial management rules in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) (section 12). The Act expires (is repealed) at the start of 1 July 2028 (section 13).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Government departments, statutory offices, corporate Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies named or covered by Schedule 1 — they get legal authority to spend or receive the listed amounts (sections 7–9 and Schedule 1).  \n\n- The Finance Minister gains a discretionary tool to authorise additional urgent spending within the cap (section 10).  \n\n- Parliament and the public are affected indirectly: the Act commits public money to particular activities and agencies and limits some parliamentary oversight of Finance Minister determinations (section 10(4)).\n\n- The ultimate payer is the Consolidated Revenue Fund — i.e. public revenue (taxpayers). The Act does not itself raise revenue; it authorises expenditure from existing revenue.\n\n**Why it matters (practical implications and mechanisms)**\n\n- It is the legal basis that lets listed agencies spend money in 2025–26. Without it, most of that spending would not be lawfully permitted (sections 6–9, Schedule 1).\n\n- The notional‑transactions rule (section 5) affects internal accounting and how appropriations are debited for intra‑Commonwealth transactions: it can make a department’s appropriation cover services it obtains from another non‑corporate Commonwealth entity without a cash draw on the Fund.\n\n- The Finance Minister’s advance power (section 10) provides flexibility to meet urgent, unforeseen or omitted needs quickly by effectively amending the Schedule via a Ministerial determination. Practically, that speeds response to urgency but reduces ordinary parliamentary controls because those determinations are treated as legislative instruments that are exempt from disallowance and sunsetting (section 10(4)). The cap ($400 million combined with the Supply Act) limits the scale of that executive flexibility (section 10(3)).\n\n- Declaring portfolio/portfolio budget statements relevant for interpretation (section 4) increases the evidentiary weight of those budget documents if there is doubt about what an appropriation was intended to cover — this narrows some interpretive uncertainty but ties interpretation to the government’s published budget explanations.\n\n**Costs, incentives, trade‑offs and operational risks**\n\n- Who pays: the cost is borne by the public purse (Consolidated Revenue Fund / taxpayers) when the appropriations are drawn and spent (sections 6 and 12).  \n\n- Concentrated benefits: the Schedule concentrates large sums in a few portfolios (notably Defence and Health). Those agencies and their suppliers, contractors or service recipients are the direct beneficiaries (Schedule 1).  \n\n- Diffuse costs: the fiscal burden is spread across taxpayers; appropriation choices represent opportunity costs for other services or tax policy.\n\n- Incentives/behavioural effects: funding enables departments and corporate entities to continue or expand programs and procure goods or services. Payments to corporate Commonwealth entities increase their available resources for activities specified by their governing statutes (section 9(1)–(2); Schedule 1 entries). The Act does not itself change market regulation or private prices, but government contracting and grants funded under the Act can affect private markets by shifting demand.\n\n- Parliamentary oversight vs executive flexibility: allowing the Finance Minister to amend the Schedule quickly for urgent items (subject to the cap) reduces delay in responding to events but lessens routine parliamentary disallowance and automatic sunsetting for those determinations (section 10(4)). That is an explicit trade‑off between speed and scrutiny.\n\n- Implementation risk and compliance burden: agencies must manage within appropriations and comply with the PGPA Act financial management framework; using portfolio statements as interpretive aids can increase administrative reliance on those documents when justifying spending decisions (section 4; ties to PGPA Act referenced in section 12).  \n\n- Administrative mechanics: section 11 enables moving money into special accounts where the account purpose aligns with an appropriation — this affects how funds are tracked and spent over time and can move resources out of the immediate appropriation control into a special account with its own rules.\n\n**Net effect on private enterprise and markets (mechanism, not judgement)**\n\n- The Act channels public funds into particular areas (defence, health, social services, infrastructure, etc.). That can increase demand for private sector suppliers to Commonwealth agencies and for services funded by administered payments (Schedule 1).  \n\n- It does not directly alter private contractual freedom, ownership rules, competition law or regulation; any such effects flow indirectly from how agencies use the appropriations (for procurement, grants, loans, or payments to corporate Commonwealth entities) and from existing statute governing those entities (sections 7–9, Schedule 1).\n\n**Key sections to review for specific mechanics**\n\n- Definitions and item types: section 3; departmental/administered/corporate items: sections 7–9; total appropriation: section 6 and Schedule 1.  \n- Notional internal transactions: section 5.  \n- Portfolio statements as interpretive material: section 4.  \n- Finance Minister advance power, limits and oversight exceptions: section 10 (including the $400m cap in subsection 10(3) and the exemption from disallowance/sunsetting in subsection 10(4)).  \n- Crediting to special accounts: section 11.  \n- Appropriation of the Fund and relationship with PGPA Act: section 12.  \n- Repeal date: section 13.\n\nThis is an appropriations and budget‑execution statute. Its immediate, mechanical effect is to permit the spending and transfers listed in Schedule 1 and to provide a small, capped mechanism for the executive to meet urgent, omitted or unforeseen spending needs in the year while limiting some parliamentary control over those particular adjustments."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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