Entity
Department of the Treasury
+$7.4bn (+4.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $59.5bn appears in this entity’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.
Kind of expense
Not shown in the chart because the 2026-27 amount is zero or negative: Program 1.1: Economic Management ($0).
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$199m falls in 2026-27, equal to 0.1% of this total: $59m in contracts and $140m 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 1.4: Commonwealth-State Financial RelationsTreasury provides financial assistance to state and territory governments as part of the Federal Financial Relations Fra… | $165.2bn | $171.7bn | +$6.6bn +4.0% | 97.6% | – |
| Program 1.5: Support for Housing Supply and AffordabilityThe objective of this program is to provide advice on a range of housing related issues that impact housing supply and a… | $1.4bn | $2.7bn | +$1.3bn +93.4% | 1.5% | – |
| Program 1.1: Economic Management | $3.8m | $0 | −$3.8m −100.0% | 0.0% | $59.5bn |
| Outcome 1 | $411m | $404m | −$7.4m −1.8% | 0.2% | – |
| Program 1.3: Support for Markets and BusinessThe objective of this program is to support economic competition by developing well-functioning markets that support sma… | $146m | $71m | −$74m −51.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Program 1.2: International Financial Relations | $1.4bn | $1.0bn | −$372m −26.8% | 0.6% | – |
Worth a closer look
Patterns in this agency’s contract notices published in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. Each is a measurable pattern with common legitimate explanations; none is a finding of wrongdoing. How these are defined.
- Value increased after award 2 contracts · $2.1m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published.
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
- 339
- Suppliers
- 226
- Limited tender
- 22.2% of value · 134 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $42m across 113 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 5 | $6.3m | 0.0% |
| A23 PTY. LTD. | 17 | $5.4m | 0.0% |
| MSS SECURITY PTY LTD | 1 | $2.5m | 0.0% |
| ComCare Australia | 1 | $2.3m | 100.0% |
| Chalfont Consulting Pty Ltd | 8 | $2.2m | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 2 | $2.2m | 0.0% |
| CLEMENGER BBDO PTY LTD | 2 | $1.8m | 100.0% |
| THE TRUSTEE FOR KEMPAWE TRUST | 3 | $1.4m | 0.0% |
| PROJEX BUILDING GROUP PTY LTD | 1 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| Informatech Pty Ltd | 5 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| HP PPS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 4 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| TELSTRA (VIC) | 1 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| Hudson Aust Pty Ltd | 4 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| EMANATE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD | 3 | $896k | 0.0% |
| Amnesium Pty Ltd | 10 | $887k | 7.8% |
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 $716k across 8 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $9.1m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $9.8m 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
- 125
- 2026-27 est.
- $140m
- Recipients
- 92
- Without an open round
- 4.0% of value
Includes $59m in awards the agency reported in aggregate, for many recipients at once, such as disaster payments.
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Link Housing Limited | 1 | $16m |
| Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited | 1 | $6.0m |
| COUNCIL OF SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED | 1 | $4.2m |
| IDENTITY CARE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND LTD | 1 | $3.0m |
| DAREBIN ENTERPRISE CENTRE LIMITED | 2 | $2.7m |
| Mission Australia | 7 | $2.3m |
| Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited (AHURI Ltd) | 1 | $2.3m |
| AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PTY LTD | 1 | $2.2m |
| Jewish House | 1 | $2.0m |
| THE BUSY GROUP LTD | 1 | $1.9m |
| Homelessness Australia | 1 | $1.5m |
| Anglican Community Services | 2 | $1.3m |
| Mercy Community Services Limited | 4 | $1.2m |
| Barnardos Australia | 4 | $1.2m |
| Super Consumers Australia | 1 | $1.1m |
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 | $9.1m 81 contracts |
$131m 575 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $7.3m 73 contracts |
$102m 567 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $6.5m 92 contracts |
$86m 569 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $7.2m 93 contracts |
$111m 758 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 |
|---|---|
| Finity Consulting Pty Ltd | $1.7m |
| ICA Partners | $1.6m |
| KPMG | $749k |
| Excelium Consulting Pty Ltd | $462k |
| Sententia Consulting | $397k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Universal McCann | $33m |
| Ventia Property Pty Ltd | $9.1m |
| A23 Pty Ltd | $5.5m |
| CoDesign plus Sheldon Pty Ltd | $4.5m |
| Droga5 Australia Pty Ltd | $3.6m |