Entity
Attorney-General's Department
−$41m (−3.9%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$271m falls in 2026-27, equal to 27.2% of this total: $139m in contracts and $132m in grants. estimate: annualised
From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.
By program
| Program | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Share | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1.3: Australian Government SolicitorThis program contributes to the outcome by supporting the Attorney-General as First Law Officer and chief legal adviser… | $182m | $193m | +$11m +5.9% | 19.4% | – |
| Program 1.7: Royal Commissions | $36m | $41m | +$4.7m +13.2% | 4.1% | – |
| Program 1.2: Nuclear Powered Submarine Program | $1.1m | $1.3m | +$163k +14.3% | 0.1% | – |
| Program 1.5: Family Relationships | $285m | $275m | −$9.8m −3.5% | 27.6% | – |
| Program 1.1 Attorney-General’s DepartmentSupporting the Australian Governments engagement in legal issues, promoting and protecting the rule of law, managing cas… | $332m | $317m | −$15m −4.4% | 31.9% | – |
| Program 1.4: Justice ServicesThis program contributes to the outcome by ensuring an effective and efficient justice system, and improving outcomes fo… | $159m | $143m | −$15m −9.6% | 14.4% | – |
| Program 1.6: Criminal JusticeThis program contributes to the outcome by protecting and promoting the rule of law and ensuring an effective and effici… | $41m | $24m | −$17m −40.3% | 2.5% | – |
Who gets paid
Contracts active in 2026-27, from AusTender. Amounts for the year are each contract’s value spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Contracts active
- 405
- Suppliers
- 280
- Limited tender
- 44.3% of value · 212 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $68m across 111 amended contracts
Largest suppliers
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
| Supplier | Contracts | 2026-27 est. | Limited tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE C/-ISPT PTY LTD | 2 | $20m | 100.0% |
| Department of Justice | 2 | $19m | 100.0% |
| Fujitsu Australia Ltd | 3 | $13m | 0.0% |
| Australian Childhood Foundation | 1 | $9.7m | 0.0% |
| Identity Care Australia & NZ Ltd | 1 | $5.7m | 0.0% |
| GILBERT + TOBIN | 1 | $4.3m | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 3 | $3.4m | 0.0% |
| Jesuit Social Services Limited | 1 | $3.1m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 4 | $3.1m | 0.0% |
| LAW IN ORDER | 2 | $2.8m | 100.0% |
| Perpetual Trustee Company Limited | 2 | $2.5m | 63.1% |
| ComCare Australia | 2 | $1.6m | 100.0% |
| Ethan Global Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| DATACOM SYSTEMS (AU) PTY LTD | 8 | $1.4m | 0.0% |
| ATTURRA | 3 | $1.4m | 0.0% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
Professional services by kind of work
Contracts active in 2026-27 that AusTender files under “management and business professionals”, sorted by an AI model reading each contract’s description. AI-classified estimate: annualised
A further $495k across 5 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $1.8m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $4.5m for that year (AusTender values spread over each contract’s term). The two are measured differently, so they are not expected to match. How we classify.
Grants awarded
Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Grants active
- 255
- 2026-27 est.
- $132m
- Recipients
- 111
- Without an open round
- 18.9% of value
By category
Largest recipients
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why
| Recipient | Grants | 2026-27 est. |
|---|---|---|
| Unitingcare Queensland Limited | 8 | $10m |
| Legal Aid Queensland | 1 | $7.3m |
| Catholiccare Central Queensland Ltd | 3 | $4.8m |
| Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales | 3 | $4.6m |
| Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited | 1 | $3.8m |
| Centacare Geraldton Limited | 5 | $3.5m |
| Interrelate Limited | 1 | $3.3m |
| Centacare North Queensland Limited | 3 | $3.0m |
| Armidale Centacare New England North West Limited | 4 | $3.0m |
| SANE Australia | 1 | $2.7m |
| Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia | 2 | $2.5m |
| National Association of Community Legal Centres Ltd | 1 | $2.5m |
| The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn as Trustee for Marymead Catholiccare Canberra & Goulburn | 3 | $2.4m |
| South East Australian Aboriginal Justice Services Limited trading as Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service | 1 | $2.2m |
| Legal Aid Commission (ACT) | 1 | $2.0m |
Contract spending reported by the entity
What the entity reported in its annual reports, from the Transparency Portal: cash paid in each year, including GST. These are actual payments, unlike the AusTender contract values above. They are shown as published and are not used in any total on this site. reported
| Year | Consultancy | Other contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $1.8m 31 contracts |
$126m 658 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $3.4m 33 contracts |
$171m 922 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $4.6m 39 contracts |
$179m 1130 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $1.9m 95 contracts |
$171m 1268 contracts |
Organisations paid the most in 2024-25
As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why
| Consultancy | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| ARTD Pty Ltd | $410k |
| Monash University | $316k |
| ACIL Allen Pty Ltd | $267k |
| Inside Policy Pty Ltd | $198k |
| Nous Group Pty Ltd | $118k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| ISPT Pty Ltd | $17m |
| Fujitsu Australia Ltd | $15m |
| Austroads Ltd | $11m |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | $6.0m |
| Identity Care Australia | $4.2m |