Program · Outcome 1: Developing a high speed rail network between capital cities and key regional centres through policy development and planning, national coordination and strategic advice to enhance Australia’s long term rail investment
Program 1.1: High Speed Rail Authority
Advice supports the Australian Government’s objectives for high speed rail
High Speed Rail Authority, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 310 reported
+$12m (+1716.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $382m is listed for this program but not counted, because it is counted elsewhere or is not an expense. Each line below says why.
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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 | $7.5m | $382m | +$375m +4995.1% | not counted: funding already counted at the paying department | Table 2.1.1, row 1028 |
| Revenues from other independent sources | corporate | $714k | $13m | +$12m +1716.5% | reported | Table 2.1.1, row 1030 |
| Payment from related entities | corporate | $9.6m | $0 | −$9.6m −100.0% | not counted: funding already counted at the paying department | Table 2.1.1, row 1029 |