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Program · Outcome 1: Informed, educated and entertained audiences - throughout Australia and overseas - through innovative and comprehensive media and related services

Program 1.1: ABC General Operation Activities

No description yet. Read the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Portfolio Budget Statements for this program’s objective.

$99m 2026-27 Budget estimate

−$11m (−10.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

A further $1.1bn is listed for this program but not counted, because it is counted elsewhere or is not an expense. Each line below says why.

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

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Published lines

Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.

Line Kind 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Treatment Source
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) corporate $1.0bn $1.1bn +$55m +5.4% not counted: funding already counted at the paying department Table 2.1.1, row 914
Revenues from other independent sources corporate $109m $97m −$11m −10.4% reported Table 2.1.1, row 916
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year corporate $1.3m $1.1m −$191k −14.3% reported Table 2.1.1, row 915