Commonwealth bill

Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026

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What this Act does (mechanically)

Appropriates an additional $3,532,926,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (the government’s main bank account) for specific Commonwealth purposes and agencies (see section 6 and Schedule 2). The Consolidated Revenue Fund is made available as needed for those purposes (section 15).
Lists the exact amounts and the recipient portfolios, entities and outcomes in Schedule 2 (Part 2 and Schedule 2). Some payments are classed as: payments to States/ACT/NT/local government (Schedule 1 items), administered items (for policy payments), administered assets and liabilities items, other departmental items (equity injections) and corporate entity items (payments to Commonwealth companies and corporate entities) (definitions in section 3 and Parts 2 and Schedule 2).
Confirms that internal (notional) transactions between Commonwealth non‑corporate entities are treated as if they were real for appropriation accounting purposes (section 5). That is, a transfer between two Commonwealth departments will be debited/credited against appropriations even where no cash leaves the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Deals with Finance Minister advances: it preserves the Finance Minister’s access to $600 million under section 12 of the earlier Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025–2026 by disregarding prior determinations made under that section (Part 3, section 12). It also provides that if the Finance Minister had already advanced money for a particular item before this Act commenced, the appropriation in this Act is reduced by the advanced amount (section 12(2)).

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What this bill would change

This Act appropriates an additional sum of 3,532,926,000 dollars from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in 2025-2026, on top of amounts already provided by the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026. Clause 6 records the total of items specified in Schedule 2. The appropriation covers non-operating items such as equity injections and administered assets and liabilities across twelve portfolios. Defence receives the largest share at 2,089,707,000 dollars, almost entirely as equity injections for the Department of Defence. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water receives 414,539,000 dollars, including 411,031,000 dollars for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and 2,000,000 dollars paid to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. Finance receives 335,065,000 dollars, Treasury receives 350,029,000 dollars, and Home Affairs receives 129,883,000 dollars. Smaller amounts go to Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (33,549,000 dollars), Attorney-General's (13,966,000 dollars), Foreign Affairs and Trade (21,161,000 dollars), Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (126,886,000 dollars, including one dollar for a state payment), Prime Minister and Cabinet (14,633,000 dollars paid to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies), and Industry, Science and Resources (3,328,000 dollars). Education receives 180,000 dollars as a payment to states under outcome 1. Clause 12 resets the Finance Minister's advance by disregarding prior determinations made under the earlier Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026, restoring access to the full 600,000,000 dollar limit. Clause 4 declares the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements and Portfolio Budget Statements to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. Clause 16 provides that the Act itself is repealed at the start of 1 July 2028. Schedule 1 lists the two outcomes that attract payments to states, the ACT, the NT and local government, together with the ministers responsible for determining conditions and payment timing.

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Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026

Source: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7429

APH summary

Summary

Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026.

Parliamentary progress

Progress

House of Representatives

Introduced and read a first time

05 Feb 2026

Second reading moved

05 Feb 2026

Second reading debate

12 Feb 2026

Referred to Federation Chamber

03 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

03 Mar 2026

Returned to House for further consideration

04 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

04 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

10 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

11 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

12 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

24 Mar 2026

Second reading agreed to

24 Mar 2026

Third reading agreed to

24 Mar 2026

Senate

Introduced and read a first time

25 Mar 2026

Second reading moved

25 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

25 Mar 2026

Second reading debate

26 Mar 2026

Second reading agreed to

26 Mar 2026

Third reading agreed to

26 Mar 2026

Finally passed both Houses

26 Mar 2026

Assent

Act no: 18

Year: 2026

27 Mar 2026

Notes

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

All second reading speeches

Minister's second reading speech

Proposed amendments

Senate

2R - One Nation [sheet 3662]

ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (25/02/2026): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2026

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Official APH document links

First reading: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr7429_first-reps%2F0000%22;rec=0
As passed by both Houses: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22legislation/bills/r7429_aspassed/0000%22
Explanatory memorandum: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr7429_ems_85babe65-1356-410a-9ac0-a7e3c4de4e9c%22
All second reading speeches: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result/Second_Reading_Speeches?BillId=r7429
Minister's second reading speech: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2F29135%2F0021%22
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=266524
Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2026: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Scrutiny_of_Bills/Bill_assessments/assessments/r7429
www.legislation.gov.au: https://www.legislation.gov.au

Enacted Act text

Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026A00018/latest/text

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026

No. 18, 2026

An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes

Contents

Part 1,Preliminary 2

1 Short title 2

2 Commencement 2

3 Definitions 2

4 Portfolio statements 4

5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth 4

Part 2,Appropriation items 5

6 Summary of appropriations 5

7 State, ACT, NT and local government items 5

8 Administered items 5

9 Administered assets and liabilities items 6

10 Other departmental items 6

11 Corporate entity items 6

Part 3,Advance to the Finance Minister 7

12 Advance to the Finance Minister 7

Part 4,Miscellaneous 8

13 Crediting amounts to special accounts 8

14 Conditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items 8

15 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 9

16 Repeal of this Act 9

Schedule 1,Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government 10

Schedule 2,Services for which money is appropriated 11

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025-2026

No. 18, 2026

An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes

[Assented to 27 March 2026]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1,Preliminary

1 Short title

This Act is the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2025‑2026.

2 Commencement

(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.

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

The whole of this Act

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

27 March 2026

Note: 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.

(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.

3 Definitions

In this Act:

administered assets and liabilities item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Administered Assets and Liabilities”.

administered item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “New Administered Outcomes”.

corporate entity means:

(a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or

(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of that Act.

corporate entity item means the amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a corporate entity under the heading “Non‑operating”.

expenditure means payments for expenses, acquiring assets, making loans or paying liabilities.

Finance Minister means the Minister administering this Act.

item means any of the following:

(a) a State, ACT, NT and local government item;

(b) an administered item;

(d) an other departmental item;

(e) a corporate entity item.

non‑corporate entity means:

(a) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or

(b) the High Court.

other departmental item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 in relation to a non‑corporate entity opposite the heading “Equity Injections”.

Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements means the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for this Act and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2025‑2026.

Portfolio Budget Statements means the Portfolio Budget Statements that were tabled in the Senate or the House of Representatives in relation to the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026 and the Bill for the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.

portfolio statements means:

(a) the Portfolio Budget Statements; and

(b) the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.

special account has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

State, ACT, NT and local government item means an amount set out in Schedule 2 opposite an outcome for a non‑corporate entity under the heading “Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government”.

4 Portfolio statements

The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Note: 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.

5 Notional transactions between entities that are part of the Commonwealth

For the purposes of this Act, notional transactions between non‑corporate entities are to be treated as if they were real transactions.

Note: 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.

Part 2,Appropriation items

6 Summary of appropriations

The total of the items specified in Schedule 2 is $3,532,926,000.

Note 1: Items in Schedule 2 can be adjusted under Part 3 of this Act.

Note 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.

7 State, ACT, NT and local government items

(1) The amount specified in a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the purpose of making payments to or for the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and local government authorities for the purpose of contributing to achieving that outcome.

(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.

8 Administered items

(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.

9 Administered assets and liabilities items

(1) The amount specified in an administered assets and liabilities item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for expenditure for the purpose of contributing to achieving any outcome specified for the entity:

(a) in Schedule 2 to this Act; or

(b) in Schedule 1 to the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025‑2026; or

(d) in Schedule 2 to the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026; or

(e) in Schedule 2 to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026; or

(f) in Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2025‑2026.

10 Other departmental items

The amount specified in an other departmental item for a non‑corporate entity may be applied for the departmental expenditure of the entity.

11 Corporate entity items

(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.

(2) If:

(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

(b) Schedule 2 contains a corporate entity item for that entity;

then the entity must be paid the full amount specified in the item.

Part 3,Advance to the Finance Minister

12 Advance to the Finance Minister

(1) If the Finance Minister determined an amount under subsection 12(2) of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 or subsection 12(2) of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 before the commencement of this Act, the amount is to be disregarded for the purposes of subsection 12(3) of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.

Note: This means that, after the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister has access to $600 million under section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 , regardless of amounts that have already been determined under that section or under section 12 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026.

(2) If:

(a) this Act appropriates an amount for particular expenditure; and

(b) before the commencement of this Act, the Finance Minister determined an amount (the advanced amount) under section 12 of the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 or section 12 of the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025‑2026 for the expenditure;

the amount appropriated by this Act for the expenditure is taken to be reduced (but not below nil) by the advanced amount.

Part 4,Miscellaneous

13 Crediting amounts to special accounts

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.

14 Conditions etc. applying to State, ACT, NT and local government items

(1) This section applies to any payment made out of money appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item for an outcome specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1.

(2) The payment:

(a) must be made on the terms and conditions (if any) from time to time determined, in the way described in subsection (3), as applying to payments made:

(i) in relation to the outcome; and

(ii) to or for a State, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or a local government authority; and

(iii) out of money appropriated by an annual Appropriation Act; and

(b) must be made in accordance with any determination in writing made by the Minister specified, in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome as to amounts and times of payments.

(3) The way of determining the terms and conditions applying to payments described in paragraph (2)(a) is for the Minister specified, in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1, for the outcome to make the determination in writing before or after the commencement of this Act.

(4) Determinations mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and determinations made under paragraph (2)(b) are not legislative instruments.

(5) This section does not limit the Commonwealth’s power to:

(a) apply terms and conditions to payments made out of money that is not appropriated by a State, ACT, NT and local government item; or

(b) determine the amounts and times of those payments.

15 Appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

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.

16 Repeal of this Act

This Act is repealed at the start of 1 July 2028.

Schedule 1,Payments to or for the States, ACT, NT and local government

Note: See section 14.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Minister

determining

Entity

Outcome

conditions

payments

Department of Education

Improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality early childhood education and care, support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments

Minister for Education

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and diversity of Australia's urban and regional areas including northern Australia, including through facilitating local partnerships between all levels of government and local communities; through investment in infrastructure and measures that stimulate economic growth; and providing grants and financial assistance

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Schedule 2,Services for which money is appropriated

Note: See sections 6 and 15.

Abstract

Portfolio

Total

$'000

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

33,549

Attorney‑General's

13,966

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

414,539

Defence

2,089,707

Education

180

Finance

335,065

Foreign Affairs and Trade

21,161

Home Affairs

129,883

Industry, Science and Resources

3,328

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the

126,886

Arts

Prime Minister and Cabinet

14,633

Treasury

350,029

Total

3,532,926

APPROPRIATIONS

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Portfolio

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

‑

33,549

‑

352,672

Attorney‑General's

‑

13,966

‑

3,498

Climate Change, Energy, the

‑

414,539

Environment and Water

‑

1,376,141

Defence

‑

2,089,707

‑

12,830,928

Education

180

‑

180

135,545

‑

32,186

167,731

Employment and Workplace Relations

‑

24,527

Finance

‑

335,065

‑

3,038,381

Foreign Affairs and Trade

‑

21,161

‑

238,668

Health, Disability and Ageing

‑

320,187

Home Affairs

‑

129,883

‑

370,169

Industry, Science and Resources

‑

3,328

‑

193,971

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional

‑

126,885

126,886

Development, Communications,

1,091,397

‑

3,045,461

4,136,858

Sport and the Arts

Prime Minister and Cabinet

‑

14,633

5,720

‑

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26,400

32,120

Treasury

‑

350,029

‑

777,082

Total: Bill 4

181

‑

3,532,745

3,532,926

1,232,662

‑

22,630,271

23,862,933

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries

‑

33,549

and Forestry

‑

352,334

Payments to corporate entities:

Regional Investment Corporation

‑

338

Total: Agriculture, Fisheries and

‑

33,549

Forestry

‑

352,672

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES

AND FORESTRY

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

33,549

24,544

46,366

Total: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and

‑

33,549

Forestry

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Attorney‑General's Department

‑

5,108

‑

242

Administrative Review Tribunal

‑

2,038

High Court of Australia

‑

550

National Anti‑Corruption Commission

‑

7,158

‑

168

Office of the Director of Public

‑

1,700

Prosecutions

‑

Office of the Special Investigator

‑

500

Total: Attorney‑General's

‑

13,966

‑

3,498

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Non‑operating

Administered Assets and Liabilities

5,108

‑

Total: Attorney‑General's Department

‑

5,108

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

NATIONAL ANTI‑CORRUPTION COMMISSION

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

7,158

168

11,007

Total: National Anti‑Corruption Commission

‑

7,158

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC

PROSECUTIONS

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

1,700

‑

Total: Office of the Director of Public

‑

1,700

Prosecutions

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Climate Change,

‑

411,031

Energy, the Environment and Water

‑

1,316,396

Payments to corporate entities:

Australian Institute of Marine Science

‑

3,924

Director of National Parks

‑

30,933

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

2,000

‑

Bureau of Meteorology

‑

1,508

‑

11,793

Clean Energy Regulator

‑

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

‑

Authority

‑

13,045

Total: Climate Change, Energy, the

‑

414,539

Environment and Water

‑

1,376,141

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,

ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

11,089

16,089

4,156

Administered Assets and Liabilities

399,942

1,300,307

6,248,113

Total: Department of Climate Change, Energy,

‑

411,031

the Environment and Water

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Non‑operating

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,

ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

FOR PAYMENT TO

SYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST

2,000

‑

18,911

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

1,508

11,793

18,524

Total: Bureau of Meteorology

‑

1,508

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Defence

‑

2,051,525

‑

12,178,436

Australian Signals Directorate

‑

558,427

Australian Submarine Agency

‑

8,806

Department of Veterans' Affairs

‑

2,235

‑

593

Payments to corporate entities:

Australian War Memorial

35,947

84,666

Total: Defence

‑

2,089,707

‑

12,830,928

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

2,051,525

12,178,436

10,952,770

Total: Department of Defence

‑

2,051,525

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

2,235

‑

193

Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs

‑

2,235

DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Non‑operating

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS FOR

PAYMENT TO

AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL

35,947

84,666

106,522

EDUCATION PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Education

180

‑

180

135,545

‑

32,186

167,731

Total: Education

180

‑

180

135,545

‑

32,186

167,731

EDUCATION PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Operating

Outcome 1 ‑

Improved early learning, schooling, student

180

‑

180

educational outcomes and transitions to and

135,545

‑

135,545

from school through access to quality early

133,572

‑

133,572

childhood education and care, support, parent

engagement, quality teaching and learning

environments

Total: Department of Education

180

‑

180

EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Employment and

‑

Workplace Relations

‑

24,527

Total: Employment and Workplace

‑

Relations

‑

24,527

FINANCE PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Finance

‑

313,000

‑

2,853,791

Services Australia

‑

22,065

‑

184,590

Total: Finance

‑

335,065

‑

3,038,381

FINANCE PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Non‑operating

Administered Assets and Liabilities

313,000

2,577,406

538,467

Total: Department of Finance

‑

313,000

FINANCE PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

SERVICES AUSTRALIA

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

22,065

184,590

231,056

Total: Services Australia

‑

22,065

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Foreign Affairs and

‑

21,161

Trade

‑

162,029

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

‑

73,905

Australian Trade and Investment

‑

Commission

‑

2,734

Total: Foreign Affairs and Trade

‑

21,161

‑

238,668

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND

TRADE

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

21,161

125,529

60,561

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

‑

21,161

HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Health, Disability and

‑

Ageing

‑

269,406

Payments to corporate entities:

Australian Digital Health Agency

‑

18,240

National Disability Insurance Agency

‑

4,709

Aged Care Quality and Safety

‑

Commission

‑

Australian Radiation Protection and

‑

Nuclear Safety Agency

‑

1,820

NDIS Quality and Safeguards

‑

Commission

‑

25,062

Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged

‑

Care

‑

900

Total: Health, Disability and Ageing

‑

320,187

HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Home Affairs

‑

51,458

‑

175,919

Australian Criminal Intelligence

‑

1,098

Commission

‑

20,711

Australian Federal Police

‑

75,478

‑

34,284

Australian Security Intelligence

‑

Organisation

‑

96,190

Australian Transaction Reports and

‑

Analysis Centre

‑

35,177

National Emergency Management

‑

1,829

Agency

‑

7,888

Total: Home Affairs

‑

129,883

‑

370,169

HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

7,544

44,098

108,343

Administered Assets and Liabilities

43,914

131,821

62,149

Total: Department of Home Affairs

‑

51,458

HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE

COMMISSION

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

1,098

20,711

23,606

Total: Australian Criminal Intelligence

‑

1,098

Commission

HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

75,478

34,284

47,990

Total: Australian Federal Police

‑

75,478

HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE

ORGANISATION

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

96,190

87,153

Total: Australian Security Intelligence

‑

Organisation

HOME AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

AGENCY

Non‑operating

Administered Assets and Liabilities

1,829

7,888

13,591

Total: National Emergency Management

‑

1,829

Agency

INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Industry, Science and

‑

3,328

Resources

‑

59,083

Payments to corporate entities:

Australian Nuclear Science and

‑

Technology Organisation

89,306

Commonwealth Scientific and

‑

Industrial Research Organisation

20,956

Geoscience Australia

‑

24,626

Total: Industry, Science and

‑

3,328

Resources

‑

193,971

INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND

RESOURCES

Non‑operating

Administered Assets and Liabilities

3,328

1,037

‑

Total: Department of Industry, Science and

‑

3,328

Resources

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of Infrastructure,

‑

120,385

120,386

Transport, Regional Development,

1,091,397

‑

2,982,539

4,073,936

Communications, Sport and the Arts

Payments to corporate entities:

Australian National Maritime Museum

‑

1,921

Australian Sports Commission

‑

710

National Film and Sound Archive of

‑

Australia

1,736

National Gallery of Australia

5,957

22,709

National Library of Australia

543

10,353

National Museum of Australia

‑

2,120

National Portrait Gallery of Australia

‑

214

Old Parliament House

‑

219

National Capital Authority

‑

22,940

Total: Infrastructure, Transport,

‑

126,885

126,886

Regional Development,

1,091,397

‑

3,045,461

4,136,858

Communications, Sport and

the Arts

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

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Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,

TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,

COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS

Operating

Outcome 3 ‑

Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and

‑

diversity of Australia's urban and regional areas

270,000

‑

270,000

including northern Australia, including through

269,721

‑

269,721

facilitating local partnerships between all levels

of government and local communities; through

investment in infrastructure and measures that

stimulate economic growth; and providing grants

and financial assistance

Total: Operating

‑

Non‑operating

Administered Assets and Liabilities

120,385

2,982,539

3,242,291

Total: Non‑operating

120,385

Total: Department of Infrastructure, Transport,

‑

120,386

Regional Development,

Communications, Sport and the Arts

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Non‑operating

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,

TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,

COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS

FOR PAYMENT TO

NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA

5,957

22,709

42,243

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Non‑operating

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE,

TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,

COMMUNICATIONS, SPORT AND THE ARTS

FOR PAYMENT TO

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

543

10,353

26,733

PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Payments to corporate entities:

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and

14,633

Torres Strait Islander Studies

127

Indigenous Business Australia

‑

22,850

National Indigenous Australians

‑

Agency

5,720

‑

2,101

7,821

Office of National Intelligence

‑

1,322

Total: Prime Minister and Cabinet

‑

14,633

5,720

‑

26,400

32,120

PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Non‑operating

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND

CABINET FOR PAYMENT TO

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL

14,633

AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES

127

3,043

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

SUMMARY

Summary of Appropriations (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Entity

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Non- operating

Total

$'000

Department of the Treasury

‑

325,900

‑

724,717

Australian Bureau of Statistics

‑

9,391

‑

1,843

Australian Competition and Consumer

‑

13,800

Commission

‑

1,100

Australian Taxation Office

‑

938

‑

49,422

Total: Treasury

‑

350,029

‑

777,082

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Non‑operating

Administered Assets and Liabilities

325,900

724,717

981,827

Total: Department of the Treasury

‑

325,900

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

9,391

1,843

14,406

Total: Australian Bureau of Statistics

‑

9,391

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER

COMMISSION

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

13,800

1,100

Total: Australian Competition and Consumer

‑

13,800

Commission

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

Additional Appropriation (bold figures),2025‑2026

Budget Appropriation (italic figures),2025‑2026

Actual Available Appropriation (light figures),2024‑2025

Payments to States, ACT, NT and local government

New Administered Outcomes

Total

$'000

AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

Non‑operating

Equity Injections

938

49,422

43,034

Total: Australian Taxation Office

‑

938

[Minister’s second reading speech made in,

House of Representatives on 5 February 2026

Senate on 25 March 2026]

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