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Prime Minister and Cabinet

$4.6bn 2026-27 Budget estimate

−$623m (−12.0%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

A further $186m 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

$2.2bn falls in 2026-27, equal to 47.3% of this total: $234m in contracts and $1.9bn 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
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet $698m $708m +$9.7m +1.4% $119m 16.8% –
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies $14m $13m −$1.3m −9.1% – $30m
Australian National Audit Office $217m $215m −$1.7m −0.8% $29m 13.6% –
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General $26m $24m −$2.2m −8.2% $9.0m 37.6% –
Workplace Gender Equality Agency $13m $11m −$2.4m −18.2% $2.3m 20.6% –
Office of National Intelligence $169m $163m −$6.0m −3.6% $12m 7.5% –
Aboriginal Hostels Limited $34m $23m −$11m −32.5% – $65m
Australian Public Service Commission $103m $91m −$12m −11.8% $16m 17.2% –
Torres Strait Regional Authority $26m $2.5m −$24m −90.5% – $71m
Indigenous Business Australia $314m $287m −$28m −8.8% – $9.4m
National Indigenous Australians Agency $3.2bn $3.0bn −$186m −5.9% $2.0bn 66.7% –
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation $441m $83m −$358m −81.2% – $10m