Program · Outcome 1: Local and global audiences enjoy the benefits of thriving, dynamic and sustainable cultural and creative industries supported through investment, development, partnerships, advice and recognition for Australian artists and arts organisations
Program 1.1: To champion and invest in arts and creativity for a dynamic creative Australia.
No description yet. Read the Creative Australia Portfolio Budget Statements for this program’s objective.
−$6.4m (−33.1%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $327m 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 | $312m | $327m | +$15m +4.7% | not counted: funding already counted at the paying department | Table 2.1.1, row 962 |
| Revenues from other independent sources | corporate | $19m | $13m | −$6.4m −33.1% | reported | Table 2.1.1, row 963 |