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Attorney-General's

$2.4bn 2026-27 Budget estimate

+$15m (+0.6%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

A further $60m appears in this portfolio’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.

Change on 2025-26 −10% or more −2 to −10% within ±2% +2 to +10% +10% or more, or new
Area shows 2026-27 Budget estimate. Hover or focus a box for figures; the table below lists every item.

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

$469m falls in 2026-27, equal to 19.9% of this total: $337m 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.

Entity 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Share Contracts and grants
2026-27 est.
Removed
Administrative Review Tribunal $357m $396m +$40m +11.2% $42m 10.7% –
Federal Court of Australia $511m $531m +$20m +3.8% $85m 16.1% –
Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security $16m $20m +$3.8m +23.5% $928k 4.6% –
Office of Parliamentary Counsel $35m $38m +$3.5m +9.9% $9.3m 24.2% –
High Court of Australia $12m $12m +$5k +0.0% – $19m
Australian Human Rights Commission $1.1m $1.0m −$25k −2.3% $4.5m 434.6% $41m
Australian Law Reform Commission $6.0m $5.7m −$265k −4.5% $31k 0.5% –
National Anti-Corruption Commission $70m $69m −$795k −1.1% $13m 19.2% –
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions $150m $149m −$1.0m −0.7% $28m 18.9% –
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman $59m $57m −$2.5m −4.2% $8.0m 14.1% –
Office of the Special Investigator $48m $44m −$3.2m −6.8% $1.5m 3.3% –
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner $40m $37m −$3.4m −8.4% $4.9m 13.2% –
Attorney-General's Department $1.0bn $995m −$41m −3.9% $271m 27.2% –